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Phnom Penh vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 55.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 71.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 61.1% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 64.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.95	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	-87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.99	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	-70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	-64.0%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.74	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.22	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.14	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.28	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	-68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.94	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.41	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	-61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.28	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	-68.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.05	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.91	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	-85.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,470.80	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+122.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.83	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	-64.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 71.4% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.73	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,505.66	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,217.84	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.40	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	-54.9%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,597.17	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	-86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,644.25	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	-57.8%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.99	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	-84.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.66	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.43	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.16	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.47	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-81.9%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.86	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.57	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	-67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.58	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.39	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	-71.2%
Average			-61.1%

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