Phnom Penh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$431
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
2.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6436th and 4971st ($882 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6061st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Shanghai

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Phnom Penh Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8107
$27781

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$523
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$526
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$512
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$525
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$763
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$629
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$500
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$535
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$506
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$768
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$572
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$583
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$543
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$846
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$823
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$874
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$838
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$541
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$610
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$519
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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$620
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$644
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$557
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$667
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$683
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$643
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$650
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$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
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$678
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$525
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$618
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$626
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$644
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$677
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$601
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