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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 42% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 46.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 55.3% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 49.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 ៛20.5K
$2.46 ៛9,859
108.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.8 ៛119.2K
$18.15 ៛72.6K
64.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 ៛28.5K
$5.77 ៛23.1K
23.40%
Cappuccino
$2.56 ៛10.2K
$1.52 ៛6,083
68.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,146
$0.61 ៛2,421
70.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ៛3,923
$0.48 ៛1,912
104.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 ៛6,178
$0.78 ៛3,128
97.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.47 ៛9,876
$1.51 ៛6,049
63.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 ៛8,526
$2.16 ៛8,648
-1.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 ៛5,882
$1.46 ៛5,843
0.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,917
$0.95 ៛3,810
3.16%
Eggs
$1.83 ៛7,326
$1.77 ៛7,082
3.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.97 ៛51.9K
$12.65 ៛50.6K
2.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 ៛16K
$4.16 ៛16.6K
-3.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.4 ៛41.6K
$10.32 ៛41.3K
0.78%
Apples (1kg)
$4.56 ៛18.2K
$2.47 ៛9,873
84.62%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 ៛6,364
$1.59 ៛6,358
-
Oranges (1kg)
$3.83 ៛15.3K
$2.32 ៛9,278
65.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 ៛6,062
$1.47 ៛5,881
3.40%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 ៛6,923
$1.53 ៛6,116
13.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 ៛4,806
$1.2 ៛4,818
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ៛5,763
$1.41 ៛5,637
2.13%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ៛2,645
$0.52 ៛2,071
26.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ៛8,111
$2.03 ៛8,126
-
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ៛48.9K
$12.16 ៛48.7K
0.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,176
$0.83 ៛3,327
25.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 ៛6,783
$0.99 ៛3,950
71.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.49 ៛5,947
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.55 ៛42.2K
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 ៛4,293
$0.98 ៛3,934
9.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.01 ៛4,041
$1.02 ៛4,061
-0.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 ៛17.5K
$3.98 ៛15.9K
9.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ៛4,519
$1.12 ៛4,483
0.89%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.4K ៛193.6M
$49.9K ៛199.7M
-3.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.2K ៛148.6M
$37K ៛147.9M
0.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ៛430.5K
$52.9 ៛211.7K
103.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.51 ៛26K
$1.52 ៛6,067
328.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.98 ៛91.9K
$23.05 ៛92.2K
-0.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.83 ៛187.3K
$22.82 ៛91.3K
105.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.42 ៛17.7K
$4.4 ៛17.6K
0.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$373 ៛1.5M
$91.3 ៛365.2K
308.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K ៛45.5M
$3,923 ៛15.7M
190.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.1 ៛88.4K
$19.81 ៛79.2K
11.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.14 ៛88.6K
$22.39 ៛89.5K
-1.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 ៛353.3K
$45.42 ៛181.7K
94.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$41.96 ៛167.9K
77.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$496 ៛2M
$247 ៛987.9K
100.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 ៛1.1M
$172 ៛689.7K
60.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ៛4.2M
$467 ៛1.9M
125.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$567 ៛2.3M
$345 ៛1.4M
64.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$405 ៛1.6M
$198 ៛791.4K
104.52%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
8
28.75%

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Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Battambang: October 27, 2025

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