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How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:34 pm
by timmydownawell
I was surprised that KL is - by this measure - cheaper than PP. India and Ukraine dominate the cheapest countries.
full size here:
https://t.co/l3CoPgNtTy
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:13 pm
by bolueeleh
unless they r using the same variables, or else this table is useless
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:17 pm
by finbar
Are there any women left in Ukraine though?
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:21 pm
by timmydownawell
bolueeleh wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:13 pm
unless they r using the same variables, or else this table is useless
Would assume so?
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:46 pm
by epidemiks
Numbeo relies on user input to generate cost of living estimates. The current cost of living figure is almost entirely based on the living expenses provided by expatriates, not Khmer, bases on their estimate of Phnom Penh:
Summary about cost of living in Phnom Penh:
Four-person family monthly costs: 2,020.52$ without rent (using our estimator).
A single person monthly costs: 569.92$ without rent.
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:49 pm
by GTC7
$569 for food? What are you guys eating?
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:28 pm
by timmydownawell
Haha yeah, that is insane.
Champagne, caviar, truffles and Ferrero Rocher chocolates I guess.
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 2:42 pm
by GTC7
I eat salmon 3 or 4 times a week, burgers, organic foods, etc. and I barely spend $200 on a heavy month.
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:41 pm
by Artful Dodger
Looking at that scale... is that food purchases just for one person or for a family?
Re: How many days' food will US$100 buy in world cities
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:42 am
by timmydownawell
GTC7 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:49 pm
$569 for food? What are you guys eating?
OK looking at numbeo.com, that's the "cost of living index", not just food.
Cost of Living Index (Excl. Rent) is a relative indicator of consumer goods prices, including groceries, restaurants, transportation and utilities. Cost of Living Index doesn't include accommodation expenses such as rent or mortgage.
Their pricing includes such things as monthly transport, internet (which they categorise at >60Mbps, $29.50 on their index, which many people get included in their rent) and utilities, at $90.82 (I pay half that usually).
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Phnom-Penh
There's a link to add your own data to improve their accuracy, if you want.