Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 0.7% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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