Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 94.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 73.1% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cambodia or Turkmenistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.