Cost of living comparison
Laos is 53.7% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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