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Banska Bystrica vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Banska Bystrica is 54.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 70.0% more in Banska Bystrica
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Banska Bystrica
Transportation: pay 59.8% more in Banska Bystrica
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Banska Bystrica
Childcare: pay 24.5% more in Banska Bystrica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.2% more in Banska Bystrica
Clothing: pay 81.1% more in Banska Bystrica

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and childcare in Banska Bystrica are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Banska Bystrica.

Banska Bystrica vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banska Bystrica instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 70.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$9.34 €7.98	+86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$8.18 €6.98	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.17 €1.85	+133.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.30 €1.11	+42.8%
Average			+70.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.01 €0.86	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$5.84 €4.99	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$3.98 €3.40	-51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$3.95 €3.37	+117.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.18 €2.71	+58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.89 €0.76	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.84 €0.72	-5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.97 €0.83	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.93 €1.65	+163.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.57 €0.48	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.53 €0.45	-1.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 59.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$6.76 €5.78	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$23.36 €19.95	+143.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$25,695.77 €21,940.64	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$16.94 €14.46	+87.1%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$16.94 €14.46	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$642.39 €548.52	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$506.13 €432.16	+84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$171.01 €146.02	+106.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 24.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$346.50 €295.87	+18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$9,343.92 €7,978.42	+30.8%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.10 €1.80	+74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.70 €2.31	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$5.55 €4.74	+195.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$52.56 €44.88	+26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$8.18 €6.98	+118.0%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 81.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Banska Bystrica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$75.92 €64.82	+194.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$43.80 €37.40	+87.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$93.44 €79.78	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$81.76 €69.81	+35.8%
Average			+81.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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