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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 75.6% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 97.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 61.4% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 140.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$2.46 ៛9,918

89.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$18.13 ៛73.0K

154.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$5.83 ៛23.5K

49.91%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$1.54 ៛6,209

97.40%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$0.63 ៛2,550

14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.49 ៛1,956

-20.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$0.72 ៛2,904

238.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$1.53 ៛6,172

147.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$2.14 ៛8,632

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.53 ៛6,154

21.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$0.96 ៛3,883

128.13%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$1.80 ៛7,259

25.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$13.03 ៛52.4K

51.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$4.06 ៛16.3K

-6.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$10.16 ៛40.9K

33.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$2.56 ៛10.3K

26.95%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$1.53 ៛6,157

9.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$2.25 ៛9,048

6.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$1.47 ៛5,933

42.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$1.47 ៛5,922

4.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.19 ៛4,792

26.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$1.39 ៛5,588

-28.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$0.51 ៛2,060

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$1.98 ៛7,955

115.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$11.91 ៛48.0K

70.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$0.88 ៛3,552

103.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$1.02 ៛4,111

171.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$0.98 ៛3,948

217.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$0.97 ៛3,923

2.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$4.09 ៛16.5K

235.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.17 ៛4,728

12.82%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$49.6K ៛199.7M

-45.10%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$37.3K ៛150.2M

-8.57%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$53.2 ៛214.0K

126.53%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$1.46 ៛5,866

854.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$23.25 ៛93.6K

-21.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$22.18 ៛89.3K

174.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$4.48 ៛18.0K

94.42%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$91.3 ៛367.5K

664.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$3,946 ៛15.9M

298.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$19.84 ៛79.9K

190.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$22.44 ៛90.3K

52.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$44.61 ៛179.6K

153.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$41.17 ៛165.7K

106.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$249 ៛1.0M

142.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$173 ៛697.1K

151.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$474 ៛1.9M

334.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$349 ៛1.4M

329.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$201 ៛809.3K

163.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-33.38%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Battambang: March 2, 2026

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