Phnom Penh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$431
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
85
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
2.13M
2.87M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 8% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6436th and 5984th ($882 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cambodia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6061st and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Taichung

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Phnom Penh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8107
$17495

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$501
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$587
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$514
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$519
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$535
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$530
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$764
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$456
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$762
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$419
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$652
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$575
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$526
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$512
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$525
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$763
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$500
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$506
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$768
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$572
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$846
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$874
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$838
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$541
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$519
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$833
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$1027
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
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$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665