Phnom Penh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$378
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
2.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6381st and 5744th ($802 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5639th and 460th 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
$4.38
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$24305

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$518
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$524
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$550
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$702
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$479
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$587
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$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
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$539
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$520
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$516
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$534
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$614
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$566
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$553
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$619
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$512
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$653
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$665
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$648
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$554
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$518
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$716
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$902
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$594

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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
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$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
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$742
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$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
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$816
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$891
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$781
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$791
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$830
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$876
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$738
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$856
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$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
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$824
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$774
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$785
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$831
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$857
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$812
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$752
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$806
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$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584