Kawaguchi vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$519	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	594K	2.13M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 29% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 4951st and 6313th ($1081 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 1st in Japan and Cambodia, respectively. Check Japan vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 653rd and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Phnom Penh

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	Kawaguchi	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.75	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$11402

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595