Phnom Penh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$369
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
74
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
2.13M
1.87M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 3% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6368th and 6292nd ($819 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5977th and 499th 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
$4.42
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$18526

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$711
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$514
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$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$626
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$529
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$533
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$525
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$515
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$512
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$697
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$521
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$516
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$703
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$531
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$773
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$800
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$769
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$549
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$787
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719