Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 5.1% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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