Phnom Penh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Phnom Penh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$369
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
2.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6368th and 4780th ($819 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Cambodia and China, respectively. Check Cambodia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5977th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Phnom Penh vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Phnom Penh vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Phnom Penh and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Phnom Penh Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$31401

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Prey Veng
$711
75 km or 47 mi Kampong Cham
$514
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$626
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$529
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$533
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$525
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$515
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$512
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$697
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$521
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$516
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$703
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$531
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$773
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$800
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$769
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$549
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$787
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774