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Taipei vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 32.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 23.3% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 58.1% more in Taipei

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, housing, transportation, and childcare in Taipei are more expensive than in Phnom Penh.

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Taipei vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,320.00	$4.71 NT$154.87	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,560.00	$5.65 NT$185.84	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,446.00	$0.92 NT$30.20	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,606.67	$0.65 NT$21.46	+2.1%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,598.10	$2.02 NT$66.53	+25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,430.00	$9.85 NT$323.84	+32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,291.44	$11.54 NT$379.63	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR7,013.07	$2.72 NT$89.53	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,721.36	$4.45 NT$146.35	+135.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,294.68	$2.23 NT$73.34	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,223.23	$1.51 NT$49.56	+90.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,803.61	$1.38 NT$45.52	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,978.92	$2.02 NT$66.41	+107.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,942.55	$1.25 NT$41.00	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,297.90	$1.04 NT$34.23	+84.8%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,750.49	$3.94 NT$129.68	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,168.00	$37.67 NT$1,238.93	+292.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR143M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,150.92	$8.95 NT$294.25	-1.8%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR102K	$27.40 NT$901.19	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$1,012.31 NT$33,296.32	+56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$482.92 NT$15,883.76	+30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$66.27 NT$2,179.73	-18.4%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 23.3% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$662.67 NT$21,796.04	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$16,675.66 NT$548K	+51.8%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,080.00	$2.83 NT$92.92	+182.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR12,020.31	$3.42 NT$112.63	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,711.20	$3.92 NT$129.06	+107.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR166K	$41.15 NT$1,353.39	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,400.00	$9.73 NT$320.06	+94.6%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 58.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$63.18 NT$2,078.14	+125.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,920.00	$39.99 NT$1,315.17	+66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR371K	$84.98 NT$2,794.97	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$105.09 NT$3,456.39	+77.6%
Average			+58.1%

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