Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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