Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 37.8% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Japan
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 27.4% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Japan

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Japan are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	$6.75 ¥1,066	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	$5.10 ¥805	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	$1.13 ¥179	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	$0.76 ¥120	+30.5%
Average			+27.1%

Cambodia vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	$1.53 ¥241	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	$5.55 ¥877	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	$5.56 ¥879	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	$2.01 ¥318	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	$2.85 ¥450	+67.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	$2.16 ¥342	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	$1.08 ¥171	+73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	$1.54 ¥243	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	$1.92 ¥303	+163.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	$1.10 ¥174	+79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	$1.08 ¥170	+102.8%
Average			+28.1%

Cambodia vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	$4.11 ¥649	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	$63.20 ¥9,986	+413.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,666.67 KHR129M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	$24.65 ¥3,895	+145.5%
Average			+36.2%

Cambodia vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Cambodia	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	$33.54 ¥5,300	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.26 KHR2M	$546.58 ¥86,367	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.29 KHR1M	$360.78 ¥57,008	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.60 KHR287K	$113.26 ¥17,897	+60.4%
Average			+40.8%

Cambodia vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 27.4% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.04 KHR2M	$417.01 ¥65,893	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,825.90 KHR28M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+65.5%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	$2.57 ¥406	+135.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	$3.06 ¥483	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	$3.83 ¥605	+140.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.12 KHR200K	$53.31 ¥8,424	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$11.73 ¥1,853	+134.6%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.42 KHR112K	$46.32 ¥7,320	+69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	$31.33 ¥4,950	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.47 KHR340K	$59.45 ¥9,394	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.28 KHR168K	$81.04 ¥12,805	+96.3%
Average			+40.3%

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