Phnom Penh vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$378
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$402
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
17
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
2.13M
317K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 49% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6381st and 8225th ($802 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5639th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Port Moresby

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Phnom Penh Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$3799

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$702
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$479
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$587
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$628
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$522
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$539
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$520
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$516
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$534
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$614
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$566
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$553
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$619
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$512
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$653
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$665
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$648
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$554
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$518
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$716
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$902
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$594

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$522
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$1397
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$446
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$1249
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$1425
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$1422
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$1413
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$1545
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$495
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$1621
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$1859
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$1756
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$504
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$1843
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$1816
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$1881
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$1552
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$2356
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$1785
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$1444
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$2011
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$2152
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$508
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$1862
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$2943
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$506
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$1160
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$1164
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$514
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$506
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$1354
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$1481
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$744
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$505
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$1841
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$431
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$1597
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$1597
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$1648
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