Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 79.9% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
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