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Nanning vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nanning is 7.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Nanning
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Nanning
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Nanning
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Nanning
Childcare: pay 47.4% more in Nanning
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% more in Nanning
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Nanning

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

Nanning vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.80 CN¥19.82	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.26 CN¥37.17	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.53 CN¥3.77	-42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.26 CN¥1.82	-71.9%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.11 CN¥14.90	+27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.56 CN¥32.21	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.83 CN¥55.34	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.85 CN¥13.08	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.53 CN¥10.79	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.87 CN¥6.18	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.55 CN¥3.90	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.64 CN¥4.50	-66.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.76 CN¥5.40	+3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.40 CN¥2.85	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.51 CN¥3.60	-5.2%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.45 CN¥31.46	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$14.72 CN¥104.08	+53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$21,590.40 CN¥152,646.28	-55.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$4.40 CN¥31.12	-51.4%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$11.04 CN¥78.06	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$233.66 CN¥1,652.02	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$144.87 CN¥1,024.25	-47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$26.55 CN¥187.69	-68.0%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 47.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$327.13 CN¥2,312.82	+11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$13,085.09 CN¥92,512.90	+83.2%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.84 CN¥5.95	-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.24 CN¥15.86	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.50 CN¥24.78	+86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$70.10 CN¥495.60	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.31 CN¥44.60	+68.2%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nanning
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$18.69 CN¥132.16	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$28.04 CN¥198.24	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$65.43 CN¥462.56	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$68.93 CN¥487.34	+14.5%
Average			-4.6%

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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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