Phnom Penh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$431
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
68
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
2.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 73% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6436th and 8643rd ($882 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6061st and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Zhengzhou

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Phnom Penh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8107
$21713

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$587
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$519
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$535
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$530
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$764
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$456
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
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$762
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$419
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$652
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$575
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$526
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$512
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$525
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$763
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$500
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$506
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$768
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$572
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$846
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$874
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$838
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$541
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$519
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$833
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$1027
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
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$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556