Phnom Penh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$369
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
2.13M
17.7M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6368th and 5948th ($819 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5977th and 556th 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
$4.42
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$24117

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$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
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$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618