Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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