Phnom Penh vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$385	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	2.13M	7.01M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 31% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6313th and 7314th ($836 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5928th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Zhumadian

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	Phnom Penh	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$8598

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Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504