Cambodia vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$1355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$3245
🏠 One person rent
$341
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$1876
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$934
💸 GDP per capita
$1875
$12667
😃 Human freedom index
6.08
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
69.9
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
39
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
70%
🎓 Higher education
28
12
😀 Quality of life
36
57
🏙️ Population
16M
436K

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($770) is 43% less expensive than in Maldives ($1355). Cambodia ranked 127th vs 42nd for Maldives 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 127th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.76
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$83.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.97%
13.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2051
$2661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$1943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.05
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11799
$3231

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Cities Comparison in Cambodia vs Maldives

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$819
2.13M
Siem Reap
$630
245K
Battambang
$533
119K
Serei Saophoan
$633
99K
Sihanoukville
$754
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$689
41.4K
Kampot
$582
42.1K
Kampong Cham
$514
38.4K
Prey Veng
$711
33.1K
Stung Treng
$626
29.7K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1295
133K
Hulhumale
$1515
50K