Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 39.0% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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