Cambodia vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

Cambodia Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$764
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2008
$2014
🏠 One person rent
$368
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$291
$751
💸 GDP per capita
$1787
$2088
😃 Human freedom index
6.24
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
69.6
68.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
31
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
41
32
🏙️ Population
16M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($764) is 12% less expensive than in Laos ($865). Cambodia ranked 119th vs 98th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cambodia compared to 0.9 months in Laos. Ranked 122nd and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Laos

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cambodia Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.52
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$993
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.12%
10.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2050
$3500
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$4.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.7
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11254
$7008

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$825
2.13M
Siem Reap
$566
245K
Sihanoukville
$748
71.1K
Battambang
$515
119K
Serei Saophoan
$538
99K
Svay Rieng
$649
41.4K
Kampong Cham
$468
38.4K
Prey Veng
$720
33.1K
Kampot
$571
32.1K
Stung Treng
$593
29.7K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$876
948K
Thakhek
$857
85K
Luang Prabang
$735
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$781
25K