Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 94.6% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
$5.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
$7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
$7.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
$2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
$3.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
$1.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
$1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
$0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
$0.96
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
$4.42
|
|
| 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
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
$28.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 45.4% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
$333.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
$2.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
$3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
$2.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$6.50
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
$61.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
$73.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
$61.67
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