Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 9.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
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