Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 58.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Japan
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 42.8% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Japan
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Japan

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

Japan vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,050.00	$6.60 ¥1,065	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,070.00	$5.10 ¥822	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,726.94	$1.07 ¥172	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,662.31	$0.76 ¥123	-16.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,618.56	$1.50 ¥242	-9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,867.00	$5.07 ¥817	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,752.70	$5.67 ¥914	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,293.74	$2.08 ¥335	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,053.72	$2.93 ¥472	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,260.47	$2.14 ¥345	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,546.87	$1.12 ¥180	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,675.79	$1.69 ¥273	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,946.63	$2.13 ¥344	+189.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,516.55	$1.22 ¥196	+38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.37	$1.15 ¥186	+114.9%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,363.49	$4.39 ¥708	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,496.00	$59.14 ¥9,540	+516.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,301.76	$25.32 ¥4,085	+179.7%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,356.50	$33.91 ¥5,470	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$543.18 ¥87,618	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$353.61 ¥57,040	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$118.72 ¥19,150	+43.1%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 42.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$296.89 ¥47,889	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+84.3%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,844.92	$2.60 ¥420	+115.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,130.53	$3.03 ¥488	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,518.75	$3.89 ¥627	+107.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$59.54 ¥9,604	+42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,037.50	$12.46 ¥2,010	+232.3%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$44.79 ¥7,226	+74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,566.67	$32.04 ¥5,168	+37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR353K	$57.37 ¥9,254	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$87.37 ¥14,093	+45.1%
Average			+30.4%

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