Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 40.5% cheaper than Cambodia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.6% less in Bangladesh
- Groceries
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pay 54.5% less in Bangladesh
- Transportation
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pay 27.4% less in Bangladesh
- Housing
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pay 63.9% less in Bangladesh
- Childcare
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pay 86.8% less in Bangladesh
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.5% more in Bangladesh
- Clothing
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pay 25.7% less in Bangladesh
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,668.00
|
$1.35
BDT163.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR23,919.00
|
$4.41
BDT534.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,341.96
|
$0.25
BDT30.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,464.46
|
$0.16
BDT18.82
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,211.06
|
$0.52
BDT63.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,455.00
|
$3.80
BDT461.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR30,828.34
|
$2.60
BDT316.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,440.65
|
$1.11
BDT135.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,032.60
|
$1.00
BDT121.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,287.84
|
$0.88
BDT107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,686.71
|
$0.35
BDT42.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,482.34
|
$0.80
BDT97.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,562.26
|
$0.26
BDT31.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,662.23
|
$0.14
BDT16.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,273.23
|
$0.25
BDT30.34
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,244.66
|
$3.68
BDT446.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,612.00
|
$12.31
BDT1,493.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,980,000.00
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,129,669.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR35,928.75
|
$3.61
BDT437.87
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR94,922.81
|
$15.51
BDT1,882.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,346,669.77
|
$75.62
BDT9,176.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR904,384.04
|
$47.62
BDT5,778.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR238,605.49
|
$20.70
BDT2,511.71
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR963,460.00
|
$30.22
BDT3,667.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,006,837.50
|
$962.19
BDT116,765.12
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,221.00
|
$3.80
BDT461.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,542.90
|
$1.37
BDT166.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,437.00
|
$2.59
BDT314.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR163,145.00
|
$11.68
BDT1,417.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,110.00
|
$3.67
BDT445.76
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR94,470.00
|
$17.35
BDT2,105.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,333.00
|
$16.87
BDT2,047.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR264,817.50
|
$36.90
BDT4,477.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR160,130.00
|
$33.09
BDT4,015.06
|
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