Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

New York, USA

New York vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

New York is 3.4 times more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in New York
Groceries: pay 92.7% more in New York
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in New York
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in New York
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in New York
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in New York

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in New York are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,668.00	$19.04	+459.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,919.00	$10.50	+76.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,341.96	$2.37	+184.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,464.46	$1.83	+199.1%
Average			+230.0%

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pay 92.7% more for groceries

	Cambodia	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,211.06	$3.74	+108.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,455.00	$7.35	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,828.34	$4.05	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,440.65	$3.87	+109.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR8,032.60	$5.18	+159.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,287.84	$2.36	+50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,686.71	$0.80	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,482.34	$2.10	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,562.26	$2.36	+271.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,662.23	$1.54	+133.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,273.23	$1.49	+163.4%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,244.66	$3.60	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,612.00	$97.65	+821.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,980,000.00	$31,535.81	-35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,928.75	$18.98	+112.3%
Average			+219.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Cambodia	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,922.81	$63.86	+170.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,346,669.77	$1,925.71	+474.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR904,384.04	$1,646.33	+631.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR238,605.49	$138.03	+132.5%
Average			+352.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Cambodia	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR963,460.00	$1,553.18	+548.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR28,006,837.50	$23,861.84	+242.5%
Average			+395.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,221.00	$6.09	+480.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,542.90	$4.84	+127.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,437.00	$13.68	+639.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR163,145.00	$63.42	+56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,110.00	$15.22	+176.7%
Average			+296.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,470.00	$50.08	+113.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR80,333.00	$41.74	+108.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR264,817.50	$82.58	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR160,130.00	$112.43	+182.3%
Average			+107.4%

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