Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 30.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
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