Cost of living comparison

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Staten Island vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Staten Island is 3.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Staten Island
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Staten Island
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Staten Island
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Staten Island
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Staten Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4 times more in Staten Island
Clothing: pay 82.4% more in Staten Island

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Staten Island are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Staten Island.

Staten Island vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Staten Island instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,061.90	$22.00	+340.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,086.66	$12.00	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,729.15	$2.33	+151.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,664.49	$1.58	+73.2%
Average			+158.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Staten Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,622.49	$4.59	+178.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,882.95	$8.89	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,772.14	$5.72	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,298.07	$7.06	+288.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,058.50	$6.00	+198.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,264.78	$3.00	+65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,548.97	$1.29	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,680.35	$2.60	+35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,948.38	$2.68	+265.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,518.64	$1.63	+85.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,153.65	$1.78	+231.6%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,373.79	$3.40	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,518.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$36,344.69	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,323.31	$20.40	+125.3%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,407.16	$67.59	+217.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,750.00	+263.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$1,400.00	+411.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$164.03	+97.7%
Average			+247.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$2,000.00	+581.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$16,000.00	+124.0%
Average			+352.9%

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,847.79	$8.00	+562.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,136.54	$5.91	+133.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,523.21	$19.00	+913.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$116.67	+180.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,046.43	$20.00	+433.3%
Average			+444.5%

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Staten Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$67.80	+163.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,622.20	$37.50	+60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR353K	$115.58	+31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$105.00	+74.4%
Average			+82.4%

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