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Bergen County vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bergen County is 3.8 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bergen County
Groceries: pay 93.9% more in Bergen County
Transportation: pay 5.3 times more in Bergen County
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Bergen County
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Bergen County
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Bergen County
Clothing: pay 64.2% more in Bergen County

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

Bergen County vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bergen County instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$18.00	+260.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$13.00	+85.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$2.71	+192.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$2.33	+155.5%
Average			+173.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Bergen County - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$4.40	+166.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$8.54	+27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.83	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$5.33	+192.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$5.67	+182.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$2.87	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.89	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$2.00	+4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$2.20	+198.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.41	+61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$1.51	+181.3%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$3.27	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$170.00	+1670.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$35,911.24	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$19.40	+114.3%
Average			+433.5%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$63.75	+199.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$2,750.00	+471.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$2,650.00	+867.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$103.54	+24.8%
Average			+390.7%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$2,250.00	+667.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$23,666.67	+231.4%
Average			+449.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$7.25	+500.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$5.20	+105.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$13.50	+620.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$100.00	+140.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$17.00	+353.2%
Average			+343.8%

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bergen County
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$67.90	+163.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$24.00	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$87.50	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$115.00	+91.0%
Average			+64.2%

Phnom Penh vs. Bergen County - Cost of clothing

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