Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 18.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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