Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 95.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 17.3% more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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