Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 6.2% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	+43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	+58.4%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Thailand	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	+24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	+30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+97.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	-6.5%
Average			+9.8%

Thailand vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Thailand	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	-62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	-6.8%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Thailand	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$399.26 KHR2M	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$267.29 KHR1M	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$70.60 KHR287K	+16.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Thailand	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$425.04 KHR2M	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$6,825.90 KHR28M	-40.8%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$49.12 KHR200K	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	-17.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Thailand	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$27.42 KHR112K	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$83.47 KHR340K	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$41.28 KHR168K	-47.0%
Average			-33.9%

Thailand vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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