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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 47.4% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 50.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 27.2% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 45.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 ៛20.1K

$2.46 ៛9,918

102.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.59 ៛119.1K

$18.13 ៛73.0K

63.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 ៛29.0K

$5.83 ៛23.5K

23.33%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$1.54 ៛6,209

64.29%

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

$0.99 ៛3,987

$0.63 ៛2,550

57.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,970

$0.49 ៛1,956

102.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,137

$0.72 ៛2,904

111.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,839

$1.53 ៛6,172

59.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.06 ៛8,288

$2.14 ៛8,632

-3.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,149

$1.53 ៛6,154

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.96 ៛3,883

2.08%

Eggs

$1.82 ៛7,321

$1.80 ៛7,259

1.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.59 ៛50.7K

$13.03 ៛52.4K

-3.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.01 ៛16.1K

$4.06 ៛16.3K

-1.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.24 ៛41.2K

$10.16 ៛40.9K

0.79%

Apples (1kg)

$4.41 ៛17.8K

$2.56 ៛10.3K

72.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,433

$1.53 ៛6,157

4.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.95 ៛15.9K

$2.25 ៛9,048

75.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,078

$1.47 ៛5,933

2.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,856

$1.47 ៛5,922

15.65%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,855

$1.19 ៛4,792

1.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,600

$1.39 ៛5,588

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,876

$0.51 ៛2,060

39.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ៛7,982

$1.98 ៛7,955

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.9K

$11.91 ៛48.0K

1.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,070

$0.88 ៛3,552

14.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,824

$1.02 ៛4,111

65.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.52 ៛6,112

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.49 ៛42.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ៛4,153

$0.98 ៛3,948

5.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ៛4,116

$0.97 ៛3,923

5.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 ៛18.5K

$4.09 ៛16.5K

12.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,701

$1.17 ៛4,728

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

$49.8K ៛200.7M

$49.6K ៛199.7M

0.48%

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

$36.5K ៛147.0M

$37.3K ៛150.2M

-2.16%

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

$105 ៛424.7K

$53.2 ៛214.0K

98.48%

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

$6.44 ៛25.9K

$1.46 ៛5,866

341.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 ៛92.8K

$23.25 ៛93.6K

-0.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.33 ៛186.5K

$22.18 ៛89.3K

108.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.77 ៛59.5K

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 ៛17.7K

$4.48 ៛18.0K

-2.01%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$91.3 ៛367.5K

301.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛46.1M

$3,946 ៛15.9M

189.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ៛87.6K

$19.84 ៛79.9K

9.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.52 ៛90.7K

$22.44 ៛90.3K

0.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 ៛357.3K

$44.61 ៛179.6K

98.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛290.9K

$41.17 ៛165.7K

75.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 ៛2.0M

$249 ៛1.0M

99.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ៛1.1M

$173 ៛697.1K

63.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ៛4.2M

$474 ៛1.9M

117.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ៛2.3M

$349 ៛1.4M

63.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,906 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ៛6.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$348 ៛1.4M

$201 ៛809.3K

73.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

28.75%

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

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Battambang: March 2, 2026

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