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
LBP628,693
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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