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Kempton Park vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 27.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 24.5% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 43.8% more in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kempton Park instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 12.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.84 ZAR14.10	-8.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.21 ZAR37.32	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.66 ZAR11.11	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+31.1%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+497.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+24.2%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+17.1%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-46.7%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.29 ZAR38.72	+89.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.01 ZAR50.82	+60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+106.5%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 43.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$50.27 ZAR848.32	+95.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$32.98 ZAR556.48	+41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	+37.7%
Average			+43.8%

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