Phnom Penh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$445
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
2.13M
13.9M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 31% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6300th and 7400th ($893 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Cambodia and China, respectively. Check Cambodia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5993rd and 2024th 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
$3.79
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$16559

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$508
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$519
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$530
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$518
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$766
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$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
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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$672
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$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
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$680
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$576
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$546