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Phnom Penh vs. Swindon Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 35.9% cheaper than Swindon.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 38.4% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Swindon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Swindon, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.01	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 £1.07	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-35.9%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 £1.25	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 £3.16	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 £5.05	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 £2.83	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 £3.00	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.95	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.11	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.49	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.58	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-31.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 38.4% less for transportation

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 £5.31	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.14 £69.07	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.95 £14.96	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-54.6%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.91 £34.41	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,195.21 £895.96	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,113.97 £835.06	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.74 £152.73	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-59.3%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,201.89 £900.97	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,415.18 £4,059.35	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+31.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 £3.85	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.57 £3.43	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.97 £15.72	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.39 £28.03	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 £10.01	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-71.9%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Swindon	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.76 £42.55	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.39 £28.78	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.47 £64.07	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-37.8%
Average			-32.1%

Swindon vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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