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Phnom Penh vs. Kaohsiung Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 14.7% cheaper than Kaohsiung.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and housing in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Kaohsiung Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Kaohsiung, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$123.04	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$164.06	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.76	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 NT$23.50	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+21.6%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 NT$67.93	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 NT$229.68	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.75 NT$398.92	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 NT$97.07	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 NT$117.91	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95 NT$92.24	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.67	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 NT$38.22	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 NT$58.14	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$40.78	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NT$30.86	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-45.6%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$119.94	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.75 NT$461.41	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,426.18 NT$1,045,871.83	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 NT$271.72	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+4.2%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.81 NT$807.47	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.98 NT$14,611.44	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$293.12 NT$9,171.32	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.64 NT$1,866.16	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+39.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$445.68 NT$13,944.96	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,289.04 NT$384,511.70	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-41.9%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 NT$51.27	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.99 NT$93.56	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.59 NT$143.55	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.96 NT$1,187.71	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 NT$307.61	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-61.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Kaohsiung	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.42 NT$3,486.24	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-76.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.06 NT$1,097.14	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 NT$2,788.99	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-38.8%
Average			-37.6%

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