Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Poipet Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Poipet

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 42.4% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 102.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 52.6% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 97.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 ៛20.1K

$2.45 ៛9,871

103.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.59 ៛119.1K

$19.87 ៛80.0K

48.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 ៛29.0K

$5.96 ៛24.0K

20.64%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$1.62 ៛6,516

56.17%

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

$0.99 ៛3,987

$0.68 ៛2,741

45.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,970

$0.51 ៛2,037

94.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,137

$0.98 ៛3,964

55.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,839

$1.82 ៛7,343

34.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.06 ៛8,288

$1.75 ៛7,039

17.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,149

$1.44 ៛5,778

6.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$1.28 ៛5,169

-23.44%

Eggs

$1.82 ៛7,321

$1.57 ៛6,318

15.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.59 ៛50.7K

$14.43 ៛58.1K

-12.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.01 ៛16.1K

$3.52 ៛14.2K

13.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.24 ៛41.2K

$10.47 ៛42.2K

-2.20%

Apples (1kg)

$4.41 ៛17.8K

$3.60 ៛14.5K

22.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,433

$1.13 ៛4,534

41.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.95 ៛15.9K

$3.30 ៛13.3K

19.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,078

$1.30 ៛5,251

16.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,856

$1.23 ៛4,967

38.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,855

$0.91 ៛3,660

32.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,600

$1.34 ៛5,413

3.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,876

$0.71 ៛2,848

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ៛7,982

$1.91 ៛7,709

3.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.9K

$6.81 ៛27.4K

78.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,070

$0.73 ៛2,951

38.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,824

$2.05 ៛8,250

-17.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.52 ៛6,112

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.49 ៛42.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ៛4,153

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ៛4,116

$0.98 ៛3,963

4.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 ៛18.5K

$4.85 ៛19.5K

-5.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,701

$1.11 ៛4,479

5.41%

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

$49.8K ៛200.7M

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

$36.5K ៛147.0M

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

$105 ៛424.7K

$75.3 ៛303.0K

40.15%

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

$6.44 ៛25.9K

$6.15 ៛24.8K

4.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 ៛92.8K

$19.36 ៛78.0K

19.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.33 ៛186.5K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.77 ៛59.5K

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 ៛17.7K

$6.40 ៛25.8K

-31.41%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$406 ៛1.6M

-9.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛46.1M

$5,043 ៛20.3M

126.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ៛87.6K

$33.99 ៛136.8K

-35.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.52 ៛90.7K

$18.36 ៛73.9K

22.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 ៛357.3K

$55.5 ៛223.5K

59.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛290.9K

$36.74 ៛147.9K

96.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 ៛2.0M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ៛1.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ៛4.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ៛2.3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,906 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ៛6.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$348 ៛1.4M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

9.2

11.96%

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

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Poipet: March 1, 2026

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