Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 5.3% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 24.9% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Cambodia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Cambodia are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Cambodia.

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Cambodia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	+42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	+37.6%
Average			+22.0%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	+4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	+7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	-13.2%
Average			+8.1%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	-19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$31,666.67 KHR129M	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	+55.4%
Average			+12.8%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$399.26 KHR2M	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$267.29 KHR1M	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$70.60 KHR287K	+92.4%
Average			+13.1%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 24.9% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$425.04 KHR2M	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$6,825.90 KHR28M	-15.1%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$49.12 KHR200K	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	+5.8%
Average			-27.0%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$27.42 KHR112K	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$83.47 KHR340K	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$41.28 KHR168K	-46.9%
Average			-36.0%

Malaysia vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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