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Jhongli City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 27.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 66.1% more in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% more in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Jhongli City

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

Jhongli City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$4.92 NT$154.03	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$4.59 NT$143.76	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.49 NT$15.40	-47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.49 NT$15.40	-46.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.69 NT$53.06	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$15.02 NT$470.65	+124.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$12.22 NT$382.88	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.56 NT$80.10	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.63 NT$113.84	+80.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$2.03 NT$63.66	+12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.78 NT$24.51	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.98 NT$30.74	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$1.51 NT$47.43	+106.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.58 NT$18.05	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.84 NT$26.36	+56.7%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 66.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$3.47 NT$108.84	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	+309.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$9.34 NT$292.66	+3.2%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$9.80 NT$307.04	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	-39.6%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	+21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+181.1%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.47 NT$46.21	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.62 NT$82.15	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.93 NT$123.23	+109.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$9.18 NT$287.53	+144.7%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$19.66 NT$616.13	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$16.39 NT$513.44	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	+8.9%
Average			-19.8%

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