Cambodia vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$3000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1982
$6871
🏠 One person rent
$346
$2073
🏘️ Family rent
$701
$3846
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$301
$4631
💸 GDP per capita
$1760
$82808
😃 Human freedom index
6.08
7.75
❤️ Life expectancy
69.6
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
83
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
16M
5.87M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($753) is 75% less expensive than in Singapore ($3000). Cambodia ranked 125th vs 3rd for Singapore 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 1.5 months in Singapore. Ranked 120th and 3rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$68.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$7.63
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$2539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1766
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$939
$4621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$3407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.9
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2022
$19988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$13033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.65
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9230
$26401

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$802
2.13M
Siem Reap
$587
245K
Battambang
$539
119K
Serei Saophoan
$579
99K
Sihanoukville
$755
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$694
41.4K
Kampong Cham
$555
38.4K
Prey Veng
$711
33.1K
Kampot
$569
32.1K
Stung Treng
$628
29.7K

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3007
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2733
152K