Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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