Phnom Penh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$378
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
74
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
2.13M
1.87M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 12% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6381st and 5887th ($802 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Cambodia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5639th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Tainan

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Phnom Penh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$11040

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$569
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$509
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$515
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$518
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$524
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$755
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$463
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$702
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$479
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$587
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$539
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$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
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$902
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741