Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 44.0% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 35.7% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cambodia or Ulaanbaatar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.