Phnom Penh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$385	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	54	39
🏙️ Population	2.13M	6.56M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 41% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6313th and 7740th ($836 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5928th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Shaoyang

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	Phnom Penh	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600