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British Virgin Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

British Virgin Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in British Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in British Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in British Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in British Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 36.1% more in British Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in British Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in British Virgin Islands

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and childcare in British Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$24.49	+389.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$13.25	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.97	+111.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.50	+64.2%
Average			+163.7%

Phnom Penh vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$4.96	+200.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$7.75	+15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$9.43	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$6.10	+235.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$5.21	+159.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.56	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$1.59	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.91	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$3.22	+338.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$2.39	+172.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.95	+264.0%
Average			+128.6%

Phnom Penh vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$4.64	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	??
Average			+7.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$120.00	+463.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$1,458.33	+202.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$1,183.33	+332.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$110.12	+32.7%
Average			+257.8%

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$375.00	+27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$10,320.00	+44.5%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$3.75	+210.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$6.04	+139.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$5.00	+166.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$120.00	+188.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$12.50	+233.3%
Average			+187.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	British Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$47.50	+84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$55.00	+135.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$155.00	+76.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$125.00	+107.6%
Average			+101.0%

Phnom Penh vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing

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