Cost of living comparison
Laos is 44.8% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,608.54
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR23,814.95
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,327.42
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,453.74
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,179.69
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR30,694.24
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,408.29
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR7,997.66
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,260.49
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,675.03
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,454.14
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,551.12
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,650.65
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,263.34
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 96.3% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,165.30
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR35,772.46
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR94,509.90
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,340,811.80
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR900,449.99
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR237,567.57
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR959,268.98
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR27,885,008.58
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,202.64
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,505.74
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR162,435.32
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR94,059.06
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR79,983.55
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR263,665.55
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR159,433.44
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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