Cost of living comparison

Bintulu, Malaysia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Bintulu Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 53.5% more expensive than Bintulu.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Bintulu Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 MYR15.47	$5.00 KHR20,014.63	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 MYR23.20	$7.00 KHR28,020.48	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MYR2.61	$1.12 KHR4,496.62	+83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MYR1.55	$1.01 KHR4,047.28	+178.2%
Average			+81.8%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 MYR5.48	$1.85 KHR7,405.41	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 MYR33.84	$6.08 KHR24,351.13	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 MYR25.48	$8.07 KHR32,295.51	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MYR8.77	$1.90 KHR7,598.28	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 MYR6.36	$1.87 KHR7,489.76	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.07	$2.17 KHR8,700.22	+201.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.75	$0.87 KHR3,462.80	+110.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.07	$1.89 KHR7,553.31	+161.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR2.04	$0.67 KHR2,697.61	+40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 MYR0.94	$0.76 KHR3,056.43	+245.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MYR2.19	$0.65 KHR2,602.50	+26.2%
Average			+78.0%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.2% more for transportation

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 MYR8.17	$4.40 KHR17,595.07	+128.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.14 MYR64.46	$10.60 KHR42,431.02	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,125.27 MYR158,023.71	$49,000.00 KHR196,143,385.56	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.18 MYR34.81	$9.00 KHR36,026.34	+10.1%
Average			+35.2%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.0% more for housing

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.39 MYR120.85	$22.30 KHR89,260.63	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.43 MYR870.15	$502.11 KHR2,009,890.33	+145.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.80 MYR616.36	$277.36 KHR1,110,234.69	+91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.81 MYR182.22	$72.12 KHR288,709.51	+68.5%
Average			+71.0%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$117.36 MYR499.53	$340.00 KHR1,360,994.92	+189.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,814.31 MYR29,005.11	$13,900.83 KHR55,644,010.45	+104.0%
Average			+146.8%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MYR11.60	$1.50 KHR6,004.39	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MYR11.60	$2.77 KHR11,103.35	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 MYR16.44	$2.00 KHR8,005.85	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.84 MYR267.49	$48.33 KHR193,474.77	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR17.40	$5.50 KHR22,016.09	+34.5%
Average			-16.0%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Bintulu	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.19 MYR256.21	$24.67 KHR98,738.85	-59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.82 MYR139.71	$20.80 KHR83,260.87	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR314.22	$93.00 KHR372,272.14	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.18 MYR362.56	$67.67 KHR270,864.68	-20.6%
Average			-22.6%

Bintulu vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: June 2025

More cost comparisons

Bintulu vs.

Quito

Bintulu vs.

London

Bintulu vs.

Moscow

Bintulu vs.

Kiev

Bintulu vs.

Washington

Bintulu vs.

Lima

Bintulu vs.

Hanoi

Bintulu vs.

Vienna

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Malaysia vs. Cambodia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Malaysia and Cambodia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Bintulu

Add prices for Phnom Penh

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Phnom Penh or Bintulu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.