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East London vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

East London is 7.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in East London
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in East London
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in East London
Housing: pay 26.1% more in East London
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in East London
Clothing: pay 49.4% more in East London

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

East London vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.20 ZAR121.91	+44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.91 ZAR15.36	-0.6%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.14 ZAR36.14	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-3.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+132.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-46.5%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	+22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+9.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-39.5%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.77 ZAR46.81	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-0.1%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$53.99 ZAR913.82	+109.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$29.75 ZAR503.56	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	+46.7%
Average			+49.4%

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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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