Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 24.6% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 68.3% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 KHR13,770.00	$4.28 NT$140.93	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.88 KHR28,050.00	$4.99 NT$164.23	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KHR4,373.19	$0.95 NT$31.29	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KHR2,367.25	$0.65 NT$21.28	+11.5%
Average			-0.6%

Cambodia vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,733.40	$1.74 NT$57.37	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 KHR29,976.67	$10.75 NT$353.72	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 KHR34,255.19	$11.29 NT$371.34	+34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 KHR7,109.40	$2.49 NT$82.03	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 KHR6,922.84	$3.71 NT$122.14	+118.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 KHR7,218.60	$1.94 NT$63.73	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 KHR2,540.80	$1.13 NT$37.14	+81.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.84 KHR7,521.90	$1.36 NT$44.77	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,966.20	$1.45 NT$47.84	+100.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 KHR2,509.19	$1.07 NT$35.32	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 KHR2,164.24	$0.96 NT$31.45	+80.2%
Average			+45.1%

Cambodia vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 KHR20,341.02	$3.85 NT$126.61	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.30 KHR50,184.00	$34.67 NT$1,140.25	+181.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,666.67 KHR129M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.04 KHR40,956.24	$8.50 NT$279.59	-15.3%
Average			+17.8%

Cambodia vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.97 KHR81,486.67	$21.08 NT$693.30	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.26 KHR2M	$462.93 NT$15,226.53	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.29 KHR1M	$291.17 NT$9,576.92	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.60 KHR288K	$62.73 NT$2,063.13	-11.1%
Average			+8.2%

Cambodia vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.04 KHR2M	$537.84 NT$17,690.17	+26.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,825.90 KHR28M	$17,498.18 NT$576K	+156.3%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KHR4,462.50	$1.82 NT$60.02	+66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 KHR8,853.08	$2.83 NT$93.14	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 KHR6,480.40	$4.03 NT$132.50	+153.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.12 KHR200K	$37.82 NT$1,243.99	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,400.00	$9.97 NT$327.97	+99.4%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 68.3% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.42 KHR112K	$60.97 NT$2,005.47	+122.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.11 KHR77,973.33	$32.64 NT$1,073.45	+70.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.47 KHR341K	$78.55 NT$2,583.66	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.28 KHR168K	$92.75 NT$3,050.53	+124.7%
Average			+68.3%

Cambodia vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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