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Phnom Penh vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 44.7% cheaper than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 68.3% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.36 £13.01	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.02 £7.51	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 £1.73	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 £1.00	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-31.5%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 £4.48	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 £2.75	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 £1.03	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 £0.72	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-22.1%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.73 £32.03	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 £11.01	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-38.4%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 68.3% less for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$276.32 £207.13	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-70.0%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-58.9%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.01	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £15.02	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$77.01 £57.73	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.03 £15.02	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-81.3%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.80 £65.07	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-37.8%
Average			-35.0%

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