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Niigata vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Niigata is 39.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% less in Niigata
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Niigata
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Niigata
Housing: pay 19.5% more in Niigata
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Niigata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.0% more in Niigata
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Niigata

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

Niigata vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
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	$5.01 ¥791	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.16 ¥183	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.73 ¥115	-20.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.15 ¥181	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.68 ¥580	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$4.70 ¥742	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.33 ¥368	+28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$2.56 ¥403	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.82 ¥287	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$1.18 ¥186	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.36 ¥215	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.27 ¥200	+72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$1.01 ¥160	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.99 ¥155	+83.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$4.30 ¥678	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$53.46 ¥8,433	+456.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$15,369.55 ¥2,424,493	-68.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$24.66 ¥3,890	+172.4%
Average			+140.0%

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pay 19.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$33.41 ¥5,271	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$367.53 ¥57,977	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$267.30 ¥42,165	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$122.16 ¥19,271	+47.2%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$83.53 ¥13,177	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$15,131.74 ¥2,386,979	+111.9%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.67 ¥422	+121.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.00 ¥316	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$3.94 ¥622	+110.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$58.58 ¥9,241	+40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$12.70 ¥2,003	+238.6%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Niigata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$40.09 ¥6,325	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$20.05 ¥3,162	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$36.75 ¥5,798	-58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$55.13 ¥8,697	-8.4%
Average			-6.2%

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