Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 20.0% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Cambodia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
$3.40
KHR13,682.59
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
$5.95
KHR23,944.53
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
$0.83
KHR3,345.53
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
$0.61
KHR2,467.09
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pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
$1.79
KHR7,218.75
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
$6.08
KHR24,481.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
$7.67
KHR30,861.24
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|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
$1.85
KHR7,448.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
$2.00
KHR8,041.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
$1.56
KHR6,294.55
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
$0.67
KHR2,689.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
$1.61
KHR6,489.26
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
$0.64
KHR2,565.00
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
$0.66
KHR2,665.07
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
$0.57
KHR2,275.65
|
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pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
$4.54
KHR18,264.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
$10.60
KHR42,657.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
$49,000.00
KHR197,190,216.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
$8.94
KHR35,967.09
|
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pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
$23.61
KHR95,024.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
$334.99
KHR1,348,106.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
$224.97
KHR905,349.19
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
$59.35
KHR238,860.13
|
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pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
$239.67
KHR964,488.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,036,726.26
|
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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
$1.05
KHR4,225.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
$2.13
KHR8,552.02
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
$1.85
KHR7,444.94
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
$40.58
KHR163,319.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
$5.50
KHR22,133.60
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pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
$23.50
KHR94,570.82
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
$19.98
KHR80,418.73
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
$65.88
KHR265,100.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
$39.83
KHR160,300.89
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