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Lower Hutt vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 2.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Lower Hutt

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Lower Hutt are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lower Hutt.

Lower Hutt vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+188.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+142.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+131.6%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+272.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+215.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.84 NZ$1.45	+56.0%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$28.85 NZ$49.93	+200.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+60.8%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+129.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	+199.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	+286.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+31.8%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	+136.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	+61.6%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+449.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.46 NZ$5.99	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+946.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$41.83 NZ$72.40	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$10.38 NZ$17.98	+176.9%
Average			+321.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+169.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+134.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+142.9%
Average			+119.0%

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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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