Okayama vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$349	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$347
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	43
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	720K	2.13M

The cost of living in Okayama is 13% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 5814th and 6313th ($943 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 1st in Japan and Cambodia, respectively. Check Japan vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 3179th and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Phnom Penh

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	Okayama	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$11402

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

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