Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 14.8% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.40
|
$5.00
KHR20,164.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.32
|
$7.00
KHR28,230.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.55
|
$1.12
KHR4,530.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.02
|
$1.01
KHR4,077.60
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.24
|
$1.85
KHR7,460.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.42
|
$6.08
KHR24,533.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.07
|
$8.07
KHR32,537.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.08
|
$1.90
KHR7,655.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.51
|
$1.87
KHR7,545.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.84
|
$2.17
KHR8,765.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.83
|
$0.87
KHR3,488.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.41
|
$1.89
KHR7,609.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.40
|
$0.67
KHR2,717.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.11
|
$0.76
KHR3,079.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$35.98
|
$0.65
KHR2,622.00
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.42
|
$4.40
KHR17,726.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,202.40
|
$10.60
KHR42,748.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,126,250.07
|
$49,000.00
KHR197,612,978.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$285.57
|
$9.00
KHR36,296.26
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$779.07
|
$22.30
KHR89,929.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,448.75
|
$502.11
KHR2,024,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,081.86
|
$277.36
KHR1,118,553.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,061.91
|
$72.12
KHR290,872.65
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,772.84
|
$340.00
KHR1,371,192.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$592,294.42
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,060,919.95
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.17
|
$1.50
KHR6,049.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.77
|
$2.77
KHR11,186.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.24
|
$2.00
KHR8,065.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,241.81
|
$48.33
KHR194,924.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$320.64
|
$5.50
KHR22,181.05
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,815.63
|
$24.67
KHR99,478.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,009.67
|
$20.80
KHR83,884.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,763.21
|
$93.00
KHR375,061.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,352.15
|
$67.67
KHR272,894.11
|
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