Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 19.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
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