Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 1.5% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
|
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