Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 40.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
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