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Phnom Penh vs. Telford Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 25.8% cheaper than Telford.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 25.7% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Telford Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.92 £10.40	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 £7.28	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 £1.23	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 £0.84	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	-3.4%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 £0.76	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+95.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.55 £2.86	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 £4.28	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 £2.60	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.02 £3.23	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 £0.86	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+102.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.53	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 £0.90	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 £0.94	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.58	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.53	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-1.7%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 £5.61	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.48 £103.42	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-91.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,288.44 £25,990.87	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+51.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 £12.14	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	-40.3%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 £28.24	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$807.21 £649.77	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.77 £519.82	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$236.05 £190.01	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	-69.4%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 25.7% less for childcare

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,506.79 £1,212.91	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,029.73 £8,878.48	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+26.0%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 £4.68	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.87 £3.12	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	-28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.36 £15.58	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.97 £33.79	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.53 £11.70	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-62.1%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Telford	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.50 £37.43	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.52 £28.59	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.64 £64.11	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.87 £77.97	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-30.1%
Average			-25.4%

Telford vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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