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Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bintulu is 0.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Bintulu
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Bintulu
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Bintulu
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Bintulu
Childcare: pay 29.4% less in Bintulu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% more in Bintulu
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Bintulu

The cost of entertainment and sports and clothing in Bintulu are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bintulu.

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bintulu instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.79 MYR15.59	-24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.69 MYR23.38	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.64 MYR2.63	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.38 MYR1.56	-58.5%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.34 MYR5.52	-18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$8.29 MYR34.10	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$6.72 MYR27.64	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.15 MYR8.83	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.56 MYR6.41	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.75 MYR3.09	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.43 MYR1.77	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.75 MYR3.09	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.50 MYR2.05	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.23 MYR0.95	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.54 MYR2.21	+0.1%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.00 MYR8.24	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$15.80 MYR64.94	+64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$42,654.03 MYR175,350.71	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.53 MYR35.07	-5.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$29.62 MYR121.77	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$213.27 MYR876.75	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$151.07 MYR621.03	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$44.66 MYR183.60	-46.2%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 29.4% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$122.43 MYR503.32	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-0.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.84 MYR11.69	+135.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.84 MYR11.69	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.03 MYR16.56	+114.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$65.56 MYR269.52	+57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.27 MYR17.54	+13.7%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bintulu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$62.80 MYR258.16	+143.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$34.24 MYR140.77	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$77.01 MYR316.61	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$88.86 MYR365.31	+47.6%
Average			+56.5%

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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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