Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
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