Phnom Penh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$385	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	2.13M	1.06M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 21% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6313th and 5132nd ($836 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Cambodia and Japan, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5928th and 156th 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	$4.43	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034