Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,451.19
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,631.67
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,206.49
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,967.53
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,087.52
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,443.79
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,155.31
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,449.36
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,290.88
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,606.25
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,050.15
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,756.45
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,910.51
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,610.68
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,198.07
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,353.57
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,979.33
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,036,507.95
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,128,223.97
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR343,243.06
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,458,851.54
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,680,920.51
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,090.24
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,949.95
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,157.92
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,955.50
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR98,165.71
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,906.83
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR386,016.21
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR243,077.00
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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