Cost of living comparison

 Cambodia
compared to
 Japan
Japan vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 64.1% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.2% more in Japan
Groceries
pay 44.7% more in Japan
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Japan
Housing
pay 54.0% more in Japan
Childcare
pay 39.8% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 92.8% more in Japan
Clothing
pay 48.5% more in Japan

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

Japan vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Cambodia, you would:

pay 27.2% more for restaurants

 
Cambodia
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
KHR13,610.60
$6.44
¥917
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
KHR23,818.54
$4.94
¥704
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
KHR3,327.92
$0.97
¥138

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

 
Cambodia
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
KHR7,180.77
$1.52
¥217
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,352.29
$5.72
¥814
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
KHR30,698.86
$5.46
¥777

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Cambodia
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.54
KHR18,168.04
$4.22
¥602
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,433.03
$57.82
¥8,233
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,152,694.24
$22,042.19
¥3,138,651

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pay 54.0% more for housing

 
Cambodia
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.61
KHR94,524.14
$31.09
¥4,427
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.99
KHR1,341,013.83
$500.38
¥71,250
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $224.97
KHR900,585.67
$325.42
¥46,337

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pay 39.8% more for childcare

 
Cambodia
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $239.67
KHR959,413.52
$288.10
¥41,024
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.88
KHR27,889,210.24
$11,095.30
¥1,579,893

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pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cambodia
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.05
KHR4,203.27
$2.71
¥386
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
KHR8,507.02
$2.78
¥396
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
KHR7,405.76
$3.98
¥567

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

 
Cambodia
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.50
KHR94,073.23
$40.54
¥5,773
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.98
KHR79,995.61
$26.82
¥3,819
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.88
KHR263,705.28
$54.08
¥7,700

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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: April 2025
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