Cost of Living Comparison Between Battambang and Phnom Penh Cost of Living Comparison Between Battambang and Phnom Penh

🙂 Solo nomad: Battambang is 29.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Battambang is 35.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.46 ៛9,859
$5.13 ៛20.5K
-52.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.15 ៛72.6K
$29.8 ៛119.2K
-39.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.77 ៛23.1K
$7.12 ៛28.5K
-18.96%
Cappuccino
$1.52 ៛6,083
$2.56 ៛10.2K
-40.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 ៛2,421
$1.04 ៛4,146
-41.35%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ៛1,912
$0.98 ៛3,923
-51.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.78 ៛3,128
$1.54 ៛6,178
-49.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.51 ៛6,049
$2.47 ៛9,876
-38.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.16 ៛8,648
$2.13 ៛8,526
1.41%
White Bread (500g)
$1.46 ៛5,843
$1.47 ៛5,882
-0.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.95 ៛3,810
$0.98 ៛3,917
-3.06%
Eggs
$1.77 ៛7,082
$1.83 ៛7,326
-3.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.65 ៛50.6K
$12.97 ៛51.9K
-2.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.16 ៛16.6K
$4 ៛16K
4.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.32 ៛41.3K
$10.4 ៛41.6K
-0.77%
Apples (1kg)
$2.47 ៛9,873
$4.56 ៛18.2K
-45.83%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 ៛6,358
$1.59 ៛6,364
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.32 ៛9,278
$3.83 ៛15.3K
-39.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.47 ៛5,881
$1.52 ៛6,062
-3.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ៛6,116
$1.73 ៛6,923
-11.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 ៛4,818
$1.2 ៛4,806
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 ៛5,637
$1.44 ៛5,763
-2.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 ៛2,071
$0.66 ៛2,645
-21.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ៛8,126
$2.03 ៛8,111
-
Wine (Bottle)
$12.16 ៛48.7K
$12.23 ៛48.9K
-0.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.83 ៛3,327
$1.04 ៛4,176
-20.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 ៛3,950
$1.7 ៛6,783
-41.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.49 ៛5,947
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.55 ៛42.2K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.98 ៛3,934
$1.07 ៛4,293
-8.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ៛4,061
$1.01 ៛4,041
0.99%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.98 ៛15.9K
$4.37 ៛17.5K
-8.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 ៛4,483
$1.13 ៛4,519
-0.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.9K ៛199.7M
$48.4K ៛193.6M
3.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37K ៛147.9M
$37.2K ៛148.6M
-0.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$52.9 ៛211.7K
$108 ៛430.5K
-50.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$1.52 ៛6,067
$6.51 ៛26K
-76.65%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.05 ៛92.2K
$22.98 ៛91.9K
0.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.82 ៛91.3K
$46.83 ៛187.3K
-51.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.4 ៛17.6K
$4.42 ៛17.7K
-0.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.3 ៛365.2K
$373 ៛1.5M
-75.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,923 ៛15.7M
$11.4K ៛45.5M
-65.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.81 ៛79.2K
$22.1 ៛88.4K
-10.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.39 ៛89.5K
$22.14 ៛88.6K
1.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.42 ៛181.7K
$88.3 ៛353.3K
-48.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.96 ៛167.9K
$74.5 ៛297.9K
-43.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$247 ៛987.9K
$496 ៛2M
-50.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$172 ៛689.7K
$277 ៛1.1M
-37.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$467 ៛1.9M
$1,052 ៛4.2M
-55.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$345 ៛1.4M
$567 ៛2.3M
-39.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$198 ៛791.4K
$405 ៛1.6M
-51.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
10.3
-22.33%

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Last update for Battambang: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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