Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 7.0% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Phnom Penh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
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