Phnom Penh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$385
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
2.13M
2.33M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 4% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6313th and 6171st ($836 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5928th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Taoyuan

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Phnom Penh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2336
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1485
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.68
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11402
$18619

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$526
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$530
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$735
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$425
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$644
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$634
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$514
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$573
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$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
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$516
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$753
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$941
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$595

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443