Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 18.7% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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