Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 7.3% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
|
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