Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 22.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$3.59
KHR14,623.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$5.90
KHR24,012.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$0.80
KHR3,272.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.09
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$1.84
KHR7,471.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$6.21
KHR25,291.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$7.72
KHR31,428.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$1.93
KHR7,837.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$2.10
KHR8,562.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$1.57
KHR6,394.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.66
KHR2,674.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$1.49
KHR6,076.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.63
KHR2,564.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.52
KHR2,131.76
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$4.58
KHR18,622.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$10.60
KHR43,140.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,423,138.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$7.92
KHR32,244.41
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$28.71
KHR116,859.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,564.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$207.58
KHR844,835.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$64.07
KHR260,763.28
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$244.83
KHR996,437.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,061,472.54
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$0.95
KHR3,866.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$2.11
KHR8,567.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$1.60
KHR6,511.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$41.21
KHR167,712.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$5.25
KHR21,366.76
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$20.12
KHR81,905.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$20.11
KHR81,833.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$65.94
KHR268,356.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$32.98
KHR134,232.70
|
|
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