Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
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