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Nagasaki vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nagasaki is 77.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% less in Nagasaki
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Nagasaki
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Nagasaki
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Nagasaki
Childcare: pay 33.8% more in Nagasaki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Nagasaki
Clothing: pay 28.1% more in Nagasaki

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and housing in Nagasaki are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Nagasaki. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nagasaki.

Nagasaki vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$5.35 ¥843	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$5.35 ¥843	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.09 ¥172	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.76 ¥120	-16.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.20 ¥190	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$5.01 ¥791	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.73 ¥904	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.17 ¥342	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$1.52 ¥239	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.21 ¥191	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.61 ¥96	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.61 ¥96	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$1.21 ¥191	+38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.40 ¥222	+161.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$4.28 ¥675	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$114.88 ¥18,122	+1096.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$22,332.63 ¥3,522,894	-54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$39.76 ¥6,272	+339.2%
Average			+345.0%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$34.45 ¥5,434	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$300.71 ¥47,436	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$200.47 ¥31,624	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$159.87 ¥25,220	+92.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 33.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$253.93 ¥40,057	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$12,919.34 ¥2,037,980	+80.9%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.34 ¥369	+93.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$3.07 ¥485	+21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$3.74 ¥590	+99.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$13.36 ¥2,108	+256.4%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nagasaki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$53.46 ¥8,433	+107.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$70.17 ¥11,068	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$58.47 ¥9,224	-2.9%
Average			+28.1%

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