Phnom Penh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$378
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
2.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 59% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6381st and 8471st ($802 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5639th and 3944th 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
$4.38
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$4818

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$509
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$515
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$518
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$524
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$755
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$463
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$702
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$479
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$587
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
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$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617