Phnom Penh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$445
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
2.13M
1.06M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 11% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6300th and 5531st ($893 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Cambodia and Japan, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5993rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Sendai

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Phnom Penh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$4242

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$582
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$508
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$519
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$530
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$518
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$766
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$455
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$726
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$414
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$668
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$601
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$517
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$506
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$503
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$718
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$480
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$493
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$724
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$563
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$809
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$839
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$799
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$540
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$794
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014