Cost of living comparison
Burma is 31.6% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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