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Phnom Penh vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 24.9% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 57.8% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD50.60	$5.00 KHR20,061.68	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD126.49	$7.00 KHR28,086.36	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.81	$1.12 KHR4,507.19	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD10.12	$1.01 KHR4,056.79	-15.7%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.47	$1.85 KHR7,422.82	+36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD19.23	$6.08 KHR24,408.38	+167.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD76.61	$8.07 KHR32,371.44	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.83	$1.90 KHR7,616.14	-59.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD41.31	$1.87 KHR7,507.37	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.98	$2.17 KHR8,720.68	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.33	$0.87 KHR3,470.94	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD37.48	$1.89 KHR7,571.06	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD13.16	$0.67 KHR2,703.95	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.92	$0.76 KHR3,063.61	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.85	$0.65 KHR2,608.62	-57.3%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD44.11	$4.40 KHR17,636.44	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD252.98	$10.60 KHR42,530.77	-64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,604,505.41
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD91.07	$9.00 KHR36,111.03	-16.6%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 57.8% less for housing

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD1,011.92	$22.30 KHR89,470.47	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,553.64	$502.11 KHR2,014,615.45	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,312.58	$277.36 KHR1,112,844.77	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,642.92	$72.12 KHR289,388.25	-86.9%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD809.54	$340.00 KHR1,364,194.53	+254.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD23,274.15	$13,900.83 KHR55,774,825.76	+404.1%
Average			+329.3%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD19.23	$1.50 KHR6,018.51	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD32.04	$2.77 KHR11,129.46	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD32.38	$2.00 KHR8,024.67	-47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.33 KHR193,929.61
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.83	$5.50 KHR22,067.85	+66.8%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Honiara	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD171.35	$24.67 KHR98,970.98	+21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD758.94	$20.80 KHR83,456.61	-76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD640.88	$93.00 KHR373,147.33	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD640.88	$67.67 KHR271,501.46	-10.9%
Average			-11.0%

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