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Noosa Heads vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Noosa Heads is 2.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Noosa Heads
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Noosa Heads
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Noosa Heads
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Noosa Heads
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Noosa Heads
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Noosa Heads
Clothing: pay 87.8% more in Noosa Heads

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Noosa Heads are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Noosa Heads.

Noosa Heads vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noosa Heads instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,085.56	$17.98 A$25.52	+259.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,119.78	$8.66 A$12.30	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,733.55	$2.61 A$3.71	+181.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,668.81	$1.74 A$2.47	+90.9%
Average			+138.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Noosa Heads - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,630.30	$2.58 A$3.66	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,914.65	$3.27 A$4.64	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,810.79	$5.29 A$7.51	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,306.68	$4.68 A$6.64	+157.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,068.00	$3.85 A$5.47	+91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,273.35	$1.62 A$2.30	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,553.16	$1.19 A$1.68	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,689.40	$0.89 A$1.26	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,951.86	$1.77 A$2.52	+141.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,522.79	$0.89 A$1.26	+1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,156.19	$0.89 A$1.26	+65.7%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,394.28	$4.36 A$6.18	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,564.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$26,149.60 A$37,117.97	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,366.14	$13.38 A$18.99	+47.7%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,507.88	$47.94 A$68.05	+125.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,503.60 A$2,134.28	+212.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$1,067.78 A$1,515.65	+289.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$87.49 A$124.18	+5.4%
Average			+158.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$988.78 A$1,403.52	+237.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$7,151.92 A$10,151.77	+0.1%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,853.51	$3.92 A$5.57	+224.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,148.49	$3.27 A$4.64	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,532.08	$32.03 A$45.47	+1608.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$37.59 A$53.36	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,064.17	$13.07 A$18.56	+248.7%
Average			+420.3%

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pay 87.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Noosa Heads
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$60.80 A$86.30	+136.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,732.61	$48.25 A$68.48	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR354K	$89.89 A$127.59	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$124.21 A$176.31	+106.3%
Average			+87.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Noosa Heads - Cost of clothing

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