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Christchurch vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Christchurch is 2.3 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Christchurch
Groceries: pay 60.0% more in Christchurch
Transportation: pay 95.0% more in Christchurch
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Christchurch
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Christchurch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Christchurch
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Christchurch

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

Christchurch vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+246.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+114.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+81.7%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 60.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	$2.00 NZ$3.59	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	$4.24 NZ$7.63	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	$7.24 NZ$13.03	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	$6.43 NZ$11.55	+238.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	$4.09 NZ$7.36	+118.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	$1.34 NZ$2.41	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	$1.13 NZ$2.03	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	$1.42 NZ$2.56	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+273.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	$0.97 NZ$1.74	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+67.4%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 95.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	$6.28 NZ$11.30	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	$41.68 NZ$74.94	+293.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	$26,874.66 NZ$48,327.03	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	$17.02 NZ$30.61	+89.1%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+118.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	$1,329.40 NZ$2,390.58	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	$1,214.34 NZ$2,183.67	+337.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	$95.92 NZ$172.49	+33.0%
Average			+163.5%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	$634.54 NZ$1,141.05	+86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-26.9%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	$6.57 NZ$11.81	+338.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	$3.34 NZ$6.01	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+1079.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	$37.62 NZ$67.66	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+95.5%
Average			+302.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Christchurch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	$79.03 NZ$142.12	+220.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	$38.35 NZ$68.97	+84.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	$85.40 NZ$153.57	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	$144.00 NZ$258.94	+112.8%
Average			+102.4%

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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: January 2025

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