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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:

pay 4.0% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR19,980.19
$5.35
¥857
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR27,972.26
$5.35
¥857
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,713.96
$1.09
¥175

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,595.51
$1.20
¥193
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,773.45
$5.01
¥803
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,638.66
$5.73
¥919

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,303.03
$4.28
¥686
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,361.96
$114.88
¥18,406
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196M
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 22.5% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,059.29
$34.45
¥5,519
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR2M
$300.71
¥48,181
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1M
$200.47
¥32,121

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pay 33.8% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1M
$253.93
¥40,686
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR29M
$12,919.34
¥2M

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,828.05
$2.34
¥375
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,095.25
$3.07
¥493
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,492.57
$3.74
¥600

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Nagasaki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103K
$53.46
¥8,566
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,240.87
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR352K
$70.17
¥11,242

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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