Cost of Living Comparison Between Battambang and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Battambang and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Battambang is 39.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Battambang is 48.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.56 ៛10.2K

$4.71 ฿151

-45.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.76 ៛71K

$45.87 ฿1,468

-61.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.81 ៛23.2K

$8.84 ฿283

-34.28%

Cappuccino

$1.52 ៛6,089

$3.06 ฿98

-50.33%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 ៛2,561

$0.69 ฿22.16

-7.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ៛1,914

$0.39 ฿12.56

23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.73 ៛2,910

$2.49 ฿79.6

-70.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ៛6,150

$3.72 ฿119

-58.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.07 ៛8,259

$2.18 ฿69.8

-5.05%

White Bread (500g)

$1.46 ៛5,850

$1.8 ฿57.5

-18.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.97 ៛3,877

$2.23 ฿71.4

-56.50%

Eggs

$1.83 ៛7,316

$2.23 ฿71.4

-17.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.73 ៛50.9K

$19.66 ฿629

-35.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.05 ៛16.2K

$3.77 ฿121

7.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.22 ៛40.9K

$13.53 ฿433

-24.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.44 ៛9,751

$3.24 ฿104

-24.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ៛6,420

$1.62 ฿51.9

-0.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ៛9,324

$2.4 ฿76.8

-2.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 ៛5,882

$2.08 ฿66.5

-29.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.52 ៛6,067

$1.59 ฿50.7

-4.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ៛4,802

$1.49 ฿47.76

-19.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 ៛5,620

$1.01 ฿32.46

39.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ៛1,909

$0.48 ฿15.46

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.04 ៛8,171

$4.48 ฿143

-54.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.81 ៛47.2K

$20.34 ฿651

-41.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 ៛3,290

$1.86 ฿59.5

-55.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ៛3,918

$2.7 ฿86.3

-63.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 ៛3,929

$3.04 ฿97.4

-67.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 ៛4,116

$1.04 ฿33.18

-0.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.96 ៛15.8K

$13.64 ฿437

-70.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ៛4,524

$1.35 ฿43.31

-16.30%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$49K ៛196M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

80.18%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.7K ៛146.6M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

9.53%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$54.7 ៛218.6K

$122 ฿3,905

-55.20%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$1.48 ៛5,925

$13.61 ฿435

-89.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.06 ៛92.2K

$18.36 ฿588

25.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.61 ៛90.4K

$59.9 ฿1,915

-62.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$4.41 ៛17.6K

$8.92 ฿285

-50.56%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$90 ៛360K

$684 ฿21.9K

-86.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,939 ៛15.8M

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-75.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.92 ៛79.7K

$58.2 ฿1,862

-65.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.29 ៛89.1K

$34.38 ฿1,100

-35.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.15 ៛176.6K

$113 ฿3,631

-61.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.19 ៛164.7K

$84.9 ฿2,716

-51.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$248 ៛993.4K

$621 ฿19.9K

-59.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$172 ៛688.1K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$476 ៛1.9M

$2,063 ฿66K

-76.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 ៛1.4M

$1,469 ฿47K

-76.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$199 ៛794.9K

$534 ฿17.1K

-62.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Battambang: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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