Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 86.7% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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