Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 96.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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