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New York City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 4.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in New York City
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in New York City are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$30.00	+500.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$12.00	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$3.22	+187.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$2.39	+135.9%
Average			+223.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$4.82	+160.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$8.52	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$5.80	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$5.06	+166.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$6.82	+264.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$3.25	+49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$1.04	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$2.67	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$2.70	+300.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$1.73	+127.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$1.66	+155.3%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$3.80	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$132.50	+1150.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$35,000.00	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$22.40	+148.9%
Average			+314.2%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$68.20	+205.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$4,097.13	+716.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$2,883.17	+939.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$136.26	+88.9%
Average			+487.6%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$3,253.56	+856.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$59,000.00	+324.4%
Average			+590.6%

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$9.00	+500.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$5.95	+114.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$17.00	+750.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$148.06	+206.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$20.00	+263.6%
Average			+366.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$68.92	+179.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$45.62	+119.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$107.85	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$168.36	+148.8%
Average			+115.9%

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