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Phnom Penh vs. Montclair Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 45.9% cheaper than Montclair.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Montclair Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	-49.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$4.08	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+84.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+92.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	-45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.00	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.47	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.53	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	-57.4%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR43,034.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.90	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-54.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.32	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,266.67	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,550.00	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.00	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	-44.5%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$59,000.00	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	-76.4%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.50	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.00	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	-72.5%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Montclair	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.92	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.62	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	-54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	-43.6%
Average			-42.3%

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