Cost of Living Comparison Between Sihanoukville and Battambang Cost of Living Comparison Between Sihanoukville and Battambang

😐 Solo nomad: Sihanoukville is 49.8% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 44.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Sihanoukville is 15.5% more expensive than Battambang without rent, and 34.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.99 ៛16.1K
$2.46 ៛9,918
62.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.64 ៛111.3K
$18.13 ៛73.0K
52.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.79 ៛27.3K
$5.83 ៛23.5K
16.47%
Cappuccino
$2.56 ៛10.3K
$1.54 ៛6,209
66.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 ៛3,400
$0.63 ៛2,550
33.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 ៛1,745
$0.49 ៛1,956
-12.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.97 ៛3,919
$0.72 ៛2,904
34.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 ៛8,257
$1.53 ៛6,172
33.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.09 ៛8,424
$2.14 ៛8,632
-2.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.48 ៛5,958
$1.53 ៛6,154
-3.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.86 ៛3,475
$0.96 ៛3,883
-10.42%
Eggs
$1.75 ៛7,052
$1.80 ៛7,259
-2.78%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.76 ៛51.4K
$13.03 ៛52.4K
-2.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.09 ៛16.5K
$4.06 ៛16.3K
0.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.84 ៛35.6K
$10.16 ៛40.9K
-12.99%
Apples (1kg)
$3.59 ៛14.4K
$2.56 ៛10.3K
40.23%
Banana (1kg)
$1.37 ៛5,528
$1.53 ៛6,157
-10.46%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.97 ៛16.0K
$2.25 ៛9,048
76.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.50 ៛6,051
$1.47 ៛5,933
2.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.32 ៛5,300
$1.47 ៛5,922
-10.20%
Onion (1kg)
$1.14 ៛4,596
$1.19 ៛4,792
-4.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 ៛5,858
$1.39 ៛5,588
4.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,907
$0.51 ៛2,060
41.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.49 ៛5,980
$1.98 ៛7,955
-24.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.19 ៛45.1K
$11.91 ៛48.0K
-6.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 ៛3,652
$0.88 ៛3,552
3.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 ៛6,635
$1.02 ៛4,111
61.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.03 ៛4,146
$0.98 ៛3,948
5.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ៛3,981
$0.97 ៛3,923
2.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.57 ៛18.4K
$4.09 ៛16.5K
11.74%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ៛4,720
$1.17 ៛4,728
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.8K ៛196.4M
$49.6K ៛199.7M
-1.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.9K ៛148.6M
$37.3K ៛150.2M
-1.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$107 ៛432.0K
$53.2 ៛214.0K
101.86%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.37 ៛25.7K
$1.46 ៛5,866
336.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.54 ៛74.7K
$23.25 ៛93.6K
-20.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$74.6 ៛300.2K
$22.18 ៛89.3K
236.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.04 ៛40.4K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.51 ៛18.2K
$4.48 ៛18.0K
0.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$337 ៛1.4M
$91.3 ៛367.5K
269.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,066 ៛20.4M
$3,946 ៛15.9M
28.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.03 ៛88.7K
$19.84 ៛79.9K
11.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$20.08 ៛80.8K
$22.44 ៛90.3K
-10.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.0 ៛366.3K
$44.61 ៛179.6K
103.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$19.84 ៛79.9K
$41.17 ៛165.7K
-51.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$407 ៛1.6M
$249 ៛1.0M
63.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$303 ៛1.2M
$173 ៛697.1K
74.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$657 ៛2.6M
$474 ៛1.9M
38.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$492 ៛2.0M
$349 ៛1.4M
40.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$201 ៛809.3K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
8
28.75%

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

Last update for Sihanoukville: March 1, 2026

Last update for Battambang: March 2, 2026

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