Phnom Penh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$369
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
90
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
2.13M
13.9M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6368th and 6862nd ($819 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Cambodia and China, respectively. Check Cambodia vs China 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 Tianjin. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5977th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Tianjin

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Phnom Penh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$16590

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$534
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$529
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$469
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$541
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$744
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$445
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$630
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$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
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$994
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$613

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$700
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$734
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$679
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$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
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$611
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$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
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$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
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$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
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$572
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$605
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$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
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$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
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$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
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$670
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$597
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$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
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$507
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$657
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$526
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$618