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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 44.6% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 97.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 53.8% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 140.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$2.49 ៛10.0K

84.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

$18.08 ៛72.7K

159.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$5.78 ៛23.2K

50.52%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$1.47 ៛5,912

98.64%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$0.63 ៛2,544

7.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$0.52 ៛2,105

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$0.77 ៛3,076

225.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$1.46 ៛5,850

160.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$2.14 ៛8,612

0.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$1.53 ៛6,151

22.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$1.03 ៛4,140

109.71%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$1.75 ៛7,044

26.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$12.77 ៛51.3K

53.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$4.01 ៛16.1K

-5.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$10.15 ៛40.8K

32.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$2.55 ៛10.3K

27.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$1.54 ៛6,187

4.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$2.34 ៛9,410

-1.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$1.46 ៛5,866

41.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$1.48 ៛5,931

8.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$1.24 ៛4,982

16.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$1.40 ៛5,632

-26.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

$0.52 ៛2,104

-7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$1.94 ៛7,812

131.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$12.14 ៛48.8K

57.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$0.82 ៛3,282

121.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$0.98 ៛3,922

174.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$1.03 ៛4,130

201.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

$0.98 ៛3,920

2.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$4.08 ៛16.4K

236.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

$1.14 ៛4,566

14.04%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

$48.6K ៛195.3M

-43.72%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$37.1K ៛149.3M

-11.11%

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

$125 ฿3,993

$52.6 ៛211.4K

137.41%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$1.49 ៛5,982

822.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$23.81 ៛95.7K

-21.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$22.32 ៛89.7K

171.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$4.44 ៛17.8K

102.93%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$89.5 ៛359.7K

679.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

$3,919 ៛15.7M

311.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$20.25 ៛81.4K

192.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$22.47 ៛90.3K

55.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$44.24 ៛177.8K

158.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$41.26 ៛165.8K

107.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$248 ៛995.8K

149.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$172 ៛690.3K

154.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$481 ៛1.9M

331.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$354 ៛1.4M

326.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$201 ៛806.0K

163.48%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Battambang: April 13, 2026

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