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Port Elizabeth vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 29.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 54.2% more in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% more in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 73.8% more in Port Elizabeth

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

Port Elizabeth vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$10.80 ZAR182.86	+116.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.13 ZAR19.18	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+0.9%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.23 ZAR37.82	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-56.1%
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	$0.74 ZAR12.61	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.72 ZAR12.25	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-3.6%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$34.86 ZAR590.03	+263.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-29.5%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 54.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
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	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	+25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	+66.2%
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			+54.2%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-31.0%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.62 ZAR44.37	+117.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.08 ZAR52.18	+64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$10.08 ZAR170.67	+168.9%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 73.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	+164.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$38.39 ZAR649.85	+64.5%
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	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	+53.1%
Average			+73.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of clothing

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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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