Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 23.0% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
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Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
|
pay 68.6% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
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