Cambodia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$341
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$1875
$421
😃 Human freedom index
6.08
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
69.9
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
13
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
36
7
🏙️ Population
16M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($770) is 40% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Cambodia ranked 127th vs 173rd for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 127th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Syria

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.97%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2051
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.05
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11799
$1943

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$819
2.13M
Siem Reap
$630
245K
Battambang
$533
119K
Serei Saophoan
$633
99K
Sihanoukville
$754
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$689
41.4K
Kampot
$582
42.1K
Kampong Cham
$514
38.4K
Prey Veng
$711
33.1K
Stung Treng
$626
29.7K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K