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Hua-lien vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Hua-lien is 29.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Hua-lien
Groceries: pay 53.2% more in Hua-lien
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Hua-lien
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Hua-lien
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Hua-lien
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% more in Hua-lien
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Hua-lien

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Hua-lien are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Hua-lien. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hua-lien.

Hua-lien vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua-lien instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.93 NT$123.04	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.42 NT$138.42	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.85 NT$26.66	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.57 NT$17.77	-37.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 53.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.81 NT$56.65	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.76 NT$211.48	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$11.62 NT$363.56	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.04 NT$63.98	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.13 NT$66.66	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.93 NT$60.46	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.09 NT$34.11	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.83 NT$57.36	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.68 NT$52.71	+129.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.98 NT$62.01	+126.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.78 NT$55.81	+232.3%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.82 NT$119.38	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$40,144.19 NT$1,256,071.56	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$5.90 NT$184.57	-34.8%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$22.93 NT$717.41	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$229.40 NT$7,177.55	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$147.47 NT$4,614.14	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-31.6%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$710.03 NT$22,216.23	+142.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+109.9%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.26 NT$39.48	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.36 NT$105.10	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.92 NT$153.80	+162.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$49.16 NT$1,538.05	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$8.52 NT$266.59	+127.2%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Hua-lien
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$26.22 NT$820.29	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	+59.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$68.82 NT$2,153.27	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$120.16 NT$3,759.67	+99.6%
Average			+34.8%

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