Phnom Penh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$445
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
2.13M
12.7M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 12% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6300th and 6776th ($893 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5993rd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Suzhou

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Phnom Penh Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$20341

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$582
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$508
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$519
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$530
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$518
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$766
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$455
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$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
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635