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Phnom Penh vs. Miao-li Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.9% more expensive than Miao-li.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 50.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Miao-li Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Miao-li, you would:

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pay 33.4% more for restaurants

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 NT$97.41	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.59 NT$143.55	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 NT$35.89	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NT$20.51	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+39.3%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 NT$42.66	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 NT$135.86	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.04 NT$345.45	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 NT$67.67	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 NT$109.45	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 NT$44.80	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NT$13.95	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+98.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 NT$36.74	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$40.70	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$32.56	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NT$25.58	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-34.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 NT$119.11	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.50 NT$297.36	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-4.7%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 50.0% more for housing

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 NT$583.16	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$327.71 NT$10,253.65	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 NT$5,126.82	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+71.6%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-47.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,493.69 NT$922,828.09	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-75.8%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 NT$48.19	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 NT$73.48	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 NT$194.82	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 NT$307.61	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-61.9%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Miao-li	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.12 NT$973.58	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.39 NT$512.68	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.53 NT$2,050.22	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-38.8%
Average			+5.2%

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