Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 36.4% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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