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Phnom Penh vs. East London Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 19.2% more expensive than East London.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in East London. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. East London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of East London, you would:

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	East London	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 ZAR121.91	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.61 ZAR78.02	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ZAR17.55	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 ZAR15.36	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+0.6%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	East London	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ZAR14.69	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+90.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 ZAR66.86	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 ZAR68.74	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+101.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ZAR36.14	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 ZAR33.07	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.24	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+150.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.70	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.16	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+166.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZAR11.39	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.11	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ZAR8.76	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+3.7%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	East London	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR83.28	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.33 ZAR377.91	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.84 ZAR81.92	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+87.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	East London	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.80 ZAR775.17	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-8.8%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	East London	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+140.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+65.3%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	East London	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 ZAR43.89	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 ZAR37.45	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 ZAR46.81	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.55 ZAR584.83	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ZAR63.39	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	+0.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	East London	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.99 ZAR913.82	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.75 ZAR503.56	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-31.8%
Average			-29.4%

East London vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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