Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 22.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
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