Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
|
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