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Sendai vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sendai is 46.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Sendai
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Sendai
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Sendai
Housing: pay 32.1% more in Sendai
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in Sendai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Sendai
Clothing: pay 43.4% more in Sendai

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

Sendai vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$6.35 ¥1,001	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$4.67 ¥737	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.55 ¥245	+67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.74 ¥116	-19.5%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.17 ¥184	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.84 ¥764	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.31 ¥838	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$1.77 ¥279	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.31 ¥523	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$2.38 ¥376	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.98 ¥155	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$2.20 ¥346	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.63 ¥257	+121.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$1.12 ¥177	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.89 ¥140	+65.6%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$4.24 ¥668	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$46.78 ¥7,379	+387.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$20,047.24 ¥3,162,383	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$15.97 ¥2,519	+76.4%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 32.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$30.07 ¥4,744	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$556.87 ¥87,844	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$317.41 ¥50,071	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$129.03 ¥20,354	+55.5%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$304.05 ¥47,963	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$6,014.17 ¥948,715	-15.8%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$3.34 ¥527	+176.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$3.86 ¥609	+52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$4.68 ¥738	+149.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$52.79 ¥8,328	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$12.03 ¥1,897	+220.8%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$60.14 ¥9,487	+133.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$37.87 ¥5,973	+62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$49.00 ¥7,730	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$73.51 ¥11,595	+22.1%
Average			+43.4%

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