Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 6.0% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
|
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