Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 8.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.14
|
$3.38
៛13,600.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$5.85
៛23,573.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.20
|
$0.81
៛3,283.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.00
|
$0.46
៛1,859.80
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
$1.57
៛6,345.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.41
|
$6.44
៛25,962.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.28
|
$7.76
៛31,278.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.67
|
$1.82
៛7,341.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.79
|
$1.96
៛7,883.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.88
|
$1.44
៛5,818.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.17
|
$0.53
៛2,139.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.91
|
$1.42
៛5,713.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.12
|
$0.61
៛2,444.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.18
|
$0.56
៛2,252.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.50
៛1,998.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.48
|
$4.64
៛18,709.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
$42.81
៛172,519.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
$7.59
៛30,585.00
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
$31.00
៛124,922.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
$324.56
៛1,307,843.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
$209.52
៛844,289.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
$66.18
៛266,683.19
|
|
pay 16.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
$212.97
៛858,179.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
$6,508.57
៛26,227,224.71
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.29
|
$0.90
៛3,626.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.44
|
$2.20
៛8,848.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$1.53
៛6,165.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM207.66
|
$43.83
៛176,615.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.52
|
$5.50
៛22,163.04
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
$22.98
៛92,592.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM144.76
|
$18.07
៛72,802.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
$69.01
៛278,093.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM345.60
|
$33.05
៛133,170.13
|
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