Cambodia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

Cambodia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$764
$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2008
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$368
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$291
$807
💸 GDP per capita
$1787
$15892
😃 Human freedom index
6.24
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
69.6
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
46
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
41
64
🏙️ Population
16M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($764) is 3% less expensive than in Romania ($784). Cambodia ranked 119th vs 113th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cambodia compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 122nd and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cambodia Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$8.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.52
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$993
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.12%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2050
$1861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$5.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$7.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11254
$6348

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$825
2.13M
Siem Reap
$566
245K
Sihanoukville
$748
71.1K
Battambang
$515
119K
Serei Saophoan
$538
99K
Svay Rieng
$649
41.4K
Kampong Cham
$468
38.4K
Prey Veng
$720
33.1K
Kampot
$571
32.1K
Stung Treng
$593
29.7K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$979
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$936
287K
Timisoara
$767
251K
Iasi
$700
272K
Brasov
$869
238K
Constanta
$848
264K
Craiova
$734
234K
Ploiesti
$720
181K
Galati
$707
218K
Oradea
$712
183K
Arad
$695
145K
Sibiu
$763
134K
Braila
$731
155K
Pitesti
$633
141K
Barlad
$607
52.5K
Bacau
$732
136K
Targu Mures
$631
116K
Baia Mare
$562
109K
Bistrita
$623
78.9K
Buzau
$680
103K
Ramnicu Valcea
$600
93.2K
Botosani
$789
90K
Suceava
$674
84.3K
Satu Mare
$737
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$689
64.2K
Slatina
$642
63.5K
Voluntari
$832
47.4K
Piatra Neamt
$662
79.7K
Focsani
$611
66.6K
Targu Jiu
$529
73.5K