Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Newcastle Upon Tyne is 2.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Newcastle Upon Tyne are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Newcastle Upon Tyne instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,100.00	$19.37 £14.32	+287.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,140.00	$9.29 £6.87	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,515.80	$2.70 £1.99	+140.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,064.54	$1.78 £1.31	+75.6%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,437.00	$1.51 £1.12	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,455.00	$4.88 £3.61	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,433.26	$6.01 £4.45	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,630.69	$3.46 £2.56	+82.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,521.70	$3.84 £2.84	+105.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,737.33	$1.19 £0.88	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,477.57	$0.76 £0.57	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,585.52	$1.15 £0.85	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,709.12	$1.52 £1.12	+125.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,069.46	$0.85 £0.63	+11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,613.60	$0.69 £0.51	+5.6%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,670.12	$7.08 £5.23	+61.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,612.00	$84.23 £62.26	+694.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,980,000.00	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,180.00	$15.52 £11.48	+72.5%
Average			+200.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,641.35	$45.92 £33.95	+105.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,018,463.16	$1,000.94 £739.90	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,114,970.19	$774.92 £572.83	+179.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR289,940.95	$248.52 £183.71	+244.6%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,366,800.00	$1,323.83 £978.58	+289.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,881,350.00	$19,373.06 £14,320.72	+39.4%
Average			+164.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,030.00	$5.17 £3.82	+244.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,150.71	$4.44 £3.28	+60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,040.00	$16.79 £12.41	+739.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,300.00	$40.18 £29.70	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,110.00	$10.33 £7.64	+87.9%
Average			+223.0%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,160.00	$75.83 £56.06	+207.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,616.00	$39.39 £29.12	+89.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR373,860.00	$72.33 £53.46	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,020.00	$78.78 £58.24	+16.4%
Average			+72.8%

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