Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 14.2% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,878.00
|
$2.08
฿72.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛24,055.20
|
$5.66
฿196.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,350.60
|
$0.67
฿23.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,897.81
|
$0.35
฿12.28
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,475.00
|
$1.48
฿51.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,493.03
|
$7.99
฿277.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,917.30
|
$6.46
฿224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,491.04
|
$1.75
฿60.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛8,045.12
|
$1.07
฿37.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,937.47
|
$1.20
฿41.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,183.50
|
$0.50
฿17.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,830.53
|
$0.79
฿27.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,494.67
|
$0.59
฿20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,298.31
|
$0.62
฿21.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,039.26
|
$0.46
฿15.96
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛19,091.59
|
$4.57
฿158.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛176,045.00
|
$24.32
฿844.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛201,488,000.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,155.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛31,210.08
|
$9.68
฿336.10
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛127,475.50
|
$17.10
฿593.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,334,572.44
|
$290.79
฿10,094.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛861,544.69
|
$207.49
฿7,202.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛272,133.55
|
$49.43
฿1,715.95
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛875,718.93
|
$334.45
฿11,610.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,763,245.71
|
$9,908.05
฿343,958.62
|
|
pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,700.80
|
$1.90
฿65.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛9,029.73
|
$1.94
฿67.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,291.36
|
$3.61
฿125.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛180,225.53
|
$47.07
฿1,633.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,616.00
|
$5.63
฿195.52
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛94,484.62
|
$40.39
฿1,402.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛74,290.13
|
$27.03
฿938.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛283,776.95
|
$82.02
฿2,847.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛135,891.81
|
$65.30
฿2,266.77
|
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