Phnom Penh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$385	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$1362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	54	81
🏙️ Population	2.13M	1.87M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 3% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6313th and 6380th ($836 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5928th and 498th 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	$4.43	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$6108

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682