Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$3.40
KHR13,608.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$5.95
KHR23,814.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.83
KHR3,327.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.61
KHR2,453.74
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.79
KHR7,179.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$7.67
KHR30,694.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.85
KHR7,408.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.00
KHR7,997.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.56
KHR6,260.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.67
KHR2,675.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.61
KHR6,454.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.64
KHR2,551.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.66
KHR2,650.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.57
KHR2,263.34
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.54
KHR18,165.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$8.94
KHR35,772.46
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$23.61
KHR94,509.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$334.99
KHR1,340,811.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$224.97
KHR900,449.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$59.35
KHR237,567.57
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$239.67
KHR959,268.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$6,966.88
KHR27,885,008.58
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.05
KHR4,202.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$2.13
KHR8,505.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$40.58
KHR162,435.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$23.50
KHR94,059.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$19.98
KHR79,983.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$65.88
KHR263,665.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$39.83
KHR159,433.44
|
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