Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
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