Cost of living comparison
Suva is 5.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Suva instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
$4.08
$9.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
$1.07
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
$0.79
$1.78
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
$4.58
$10.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
$4.62
$10.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
$2.56
$5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
$1.05
$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
$1.15
$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
$0.62
$1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
$0.51
$1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
$0.44
$1.00
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
$5.06
$11.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
$31.74
$71.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
$4.53
$10.26
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
$311.14
$703.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
$186.84
$422.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
|
pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
$2.72
$6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
$2.70
$6.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
$27.08
$61.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$3.63
$8.21
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
$47.07
$106.50
|
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