Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 21.2% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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