Phnom Penh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$445
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
2.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 10% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6300th and 5618th ($893 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5993rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Shenzhen

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Phnom Penh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$21140

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$508
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$530
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$518
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$766
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$455
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$522
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$726
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$414
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$668
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$601
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$517
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$506
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$503
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$718
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$480
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$493
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$724
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$563
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$809
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$839
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$799
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$540
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$794
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$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
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$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648