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Sapporo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 54.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 72.1% more in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Sapporo

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

Sapporo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,950.73	$7.52 ¥1,200	+50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,931.03	$5.01 ¥800	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,708.49	$0.92 ¥147	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,644.18	$0.79 ¥125	-14.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,585.79	$1.26 ¥202	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,733.98	$4.18 ¥667	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,590.54	$5.65 ¥903	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,257.63	$1.82 ¥291	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,013.85	$3.18 ¥508	+58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,224.53	$1.52 ¥242	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,529.31	$1.34 ¥213	+51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,637.79	$1.82 ¥290	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,932.04	$1.73 ¥276	+135.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,499.14	$1.24 ¥199	+41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,141.72	$0.98 ¥157	+82.8%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,277.52	$4.43 ¥707	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,305.41	$50.12 ¥8,002	+422.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$33,796.28 ¥5M	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,122.03	$18.38 ¥2,934	+103.0%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 72.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,933.90	$41.77 ¥6,668	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$501.18 ¥80,016	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$294.03 ¥46,942	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$233.15 ¥37,223	+180.9%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$265.96 ¥42,462	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28M	$10,691.86 ¥2M	+49.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,820.93	$3.34 ¥533	+176.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,080.37	$3.64 ¥581	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,481.53	$2.94 ¥469	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$52.12 ¥8,322	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,963.05	$12.70 ¥2,027	+238.6%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$40.09 ¥6,401	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,103.42	$26.70 ¥4,262	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$50.12 ¥8,002	-43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$122.51 ¥19,559	+103.5%
Average			+32.6%

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