Phnom Penh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$378
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
93
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
2.13M
2.29M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6381st and 6163rd ($802 vs $861) 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5639th and 264th 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
$4.38
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$13937

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$518
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$524
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$550
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$702
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$479
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$587
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$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
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$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
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$902
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
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$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
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$932
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$689
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$676
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$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
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$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
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$713
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$719
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$655
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$588
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$589
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$811
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$725
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$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716