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Nuku'alofa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 97.6% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 57.8% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 97.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	$8.40 TOP20.51	+68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	$10.50 TOP25.64	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	$2.66 TOP6.49	+136.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	$2.38 TOP5.81	+135.4%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	$1.05 TOP2.56	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	$4.55 TOP11.11	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	$5.99 TOP14.62	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	$5.15 TOP12.58	+171.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	$2.70 TOP6.59	+44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	$1.27 TOP3.10	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	$1.27 TOP3.10	+46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	$1.33 TOP3.26	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	$1.71 TOP4.19	+154.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	$1.46 TOP3.57	+91.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	$1.21 TOP2.95	+85.6%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	$5.57 TOP13.59	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	$42.01 TOP102.54	+296.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	$5,881.34 TOP14,355.64	-88.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	$69.32 TOP169.19	+670.2%
Average			+226.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	$126.03 TOP307.62	+465.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	$144.56 TOP352.86	+100.4%
Average			+282.8%

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	$159.64 TOP389.65	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	$252.06 TOP615.24	-98.2%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	$3.36 TOP8.20	+124.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	$2.94 TOP7.18	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	$10.29 TOP25.12	+414.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	$31.51 TOP76.91	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	$42.01 TOP102.54	+663.8%
Average			+234.7%

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pay 57.8% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	$4.20 TOP10.25	-83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	$17.85 TOP43.58	-14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	$21.00 TOP51.27	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	$29.41 TOP71.78	-56.5%
Average			-57.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of clothing

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