Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
|
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