Phnom Penh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$385	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	2.13M	17.7M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6313th and 5950th ($836 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5928th and 545th 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	$4.43	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609