Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 22.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$3.59
KHR14,770.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$5.90
KHR24,252.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$0.80
KHR3,305.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$0.54
KHR2,201.95
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$1.84
KHR7,546.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$6.21
KHR25,544.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$7.72
KHR31,743.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$1.93
KHR7,916.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$2.10
KHR8,648.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$1.57
KHR6,458.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$0.66
KHR2,701.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$1.49
KHR6,137.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$0.63
KHR2,575.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.63
KHR2,590.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.52
KHR2,153.14
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$4.58
KHR18,808.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$10.60
KHR43,573.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$49,000.00
KHR201,422,886.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$7.92
KHR32,567.75
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$28.71
KHR118,031.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$323.25
KHR1,328,756.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$207.58
KHR853,306.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$64.07
KHR263,378.12
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$244.83
KHR1,006,429.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,342,863.54
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$0.95
KHR3,905.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$2.11
KHR8,653.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$1.60
KHR6,577.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$41.21
KHR169,393.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$5.25
KHR21,581.02
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Japan
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$20.12
KHR82,727.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$20.11
KHR82,653.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$65.94
KHR271,047.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$32.98
KHR135,578.74
|
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