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Chengdu vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 6.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 36.0% more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% more in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Chengdu

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

Chengdu vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$2.80 CN¥19.78	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$4.91 CN¥34.62	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.47 CN¥3.30	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.30 CN¥2.09	-67.6%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.53 CN¥10.77	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$6.25 CN¥44.09	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.99 CN¥49.30	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.76 CN¥12.40	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.53 CN¥10.82	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.79 CN¥5.58	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.50 CN¥3.53	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.54 CN¥3.84	-71.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.45 CN¥3.20	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.29 CN¥2.08	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.34 CN¥2.37	-37.4%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.42 CN¥31.18	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$26.64 CN¥187.91	+177.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$19,627.64 CN¥138,463.16	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$3.50 CN¥24.73	-61.3%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$11.43 CN¥80.61	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$321.05 CN¥2,264.86	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$192.07 CN¥1,354.96	-29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$32.46 CN¥228.99	-60.9%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 36.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$318.07 CN¥2,243.84	+8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$11,683.12 CN¥82,418.55	+63.6%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.12 CN¥7.91	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.74 CN¥19.36	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.50 CN¥24.73	+86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$31.23 CN¥220.35	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.61 CN¥39.56	+49.5%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$35.46 CN¥250.12	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$31.14 CN¥219.67	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$67.73 CN¥477.81	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$51.07 CN¥360.29	-15.2%
Average			+8.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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