Phnom Penh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$369
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
2.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 57% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6368th and 8506th ($819 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5977th and 3930th 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
$4.42
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$19861

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$711
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$514
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$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
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619