Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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