Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 31.4% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,070
|
$3.38
KHR13,739.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥809
|
$5.85
KHR23,815.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$0.81
KHR3,317.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.46
KHR1,878.89
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥247
|
$1.57
KHR6,410.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,042
|
$6.44
KHR26,229.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥861
|
$7.76
KHR31,599.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥291
|
$1.82
KHR7,416.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥489
|
$1.96
KHR7,964.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥397
|
$1.44
KHR5,878.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥209
|
$0.53
KHR2,161.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥322
|
$1.42
KHR5,772.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥334
|
$0.61
KHR2,469.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥214
|
$0.56
KHR2,275.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$0.50
KHR2,018.93
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥746
|
$4.64
KHR18,901.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
$42.81
KHR174,290.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
$7.59
KHR30,899.04
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
$31.00
KHR126,205.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,394
|
$324.56
KHR1,321,272.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,554
|
$209.52
KHR852,958.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
$66.18
KHR269,421.45
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,501
|
$212.97
KHR866,991.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,496,521.37
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥472
|
$0.90
KHR3,663.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥493
|
$2.20
KHR8,939.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥668
|
$1.53
KHR6,228.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,600
|
$43.83
KHR178,429.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
$5.50
KHR22,390.61
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
$22.98
KHR93,542.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
$18.07
KHR73,549.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
$69.01
KHR280,948.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,103
|
$33.05
KHR134,537.50
|
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