Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 63.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 5.6% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 50.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 90.5% more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 30.6% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 45.3% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.6% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,178.10
$6.51
¥985
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,249.34
$5.21
¥788
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
KHR4,533.35
$1.12
¥169

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
KHR7,465.90
$1.63
¥247
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,550.02
$7.01
¥1,061
Milk (1 gallon) $8.07
KHR32,559.29
$5.89
¥891

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
KHR17,738.78
$4.42
¥669
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,777.58
$58.62
¥8,869
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197,745,402.00
$21,767.76
¥3,293,353

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pay 90.5% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.30
KHR89,989.67
$31.86
¥4,820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.11
KHR2,026,306.27
$1,120.28
¥169,492
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.36
KHR1,119,302.61
$582.98
¥88,202

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00
KHR1,372,110.95
$533.29
¥80,685
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,900.83
KHR56,098,487.26
$14,506.96
¥2,194,829

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pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
KHR6,053.43
$3.26
¥493
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.77
KHR11,194.04
$3.40
¥515
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
KHR8,071.24
$3.91
¥591

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.67
KHR99,545.30
$52.60
¥7,958
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.80
KHR83,940.91
$36.87
¥5,578
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
KHR375,312.70
$63.41
¥9,594

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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: February 2025
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