Phnom Penh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$445
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
2.13M
2.43M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 28% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6300th and 4646th ($893 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5993rd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Taipei

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Phnom Penh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$16947

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$530
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$518
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$455
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
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$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
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$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
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$921
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$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
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$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
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$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
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$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
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$687
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$1042
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$689
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$702
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$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
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$677
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$705
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$617
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$611
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$696
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$628
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$684
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$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612