Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 9.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,377.95
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,529.12
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,191.42
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,953.32
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,058.55
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,326.87
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,324.02
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,126.10
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,419.10
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,261.19
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,593.33
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,024.90
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,746.58
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,900.08
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,601.33
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,132.90
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,201.24
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,703,862.86
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,223.37
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,528.14
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,029,214.33
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,124,183.31
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR342,013.76
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,453,626.76
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,481,503.02
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,075.59
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,907.16
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,132.28
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,232.21
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,396.84
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,814.14
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,574.09
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR384,633.72
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR242,206.43
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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