Phnom Penh vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$431
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
2.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 39% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6436th and 7679th ($882 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Cambodia and China, respectively. Check Cambodia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6061st and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Quanzhou

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Phnom Penh Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8107
$9536

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$587
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$519
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$535
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$530
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$764
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$456
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
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$762
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$419
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$652
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$575
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$526
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$512
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$525
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$763
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$500
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$506
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$768
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$572
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$846
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$874
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$838
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$541
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$519
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$833
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$1027
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
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$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
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$814
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$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
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$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
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$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943