Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
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