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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 24.4% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 97.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 68.1% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 97.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 ៛20.5K
$2.47 ៛9,883
107.69%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.8 ៛119.2K
$19.88 ៛79.5K
49.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 ៛28.5K
$6.06 ៛24.2K
17.49%
Cappuccino
$2.56 ៛10.2K
$1.62 ៛6,473
58.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,146
$0.72 ៛2,895
44.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ៛3,923
$0.48 ៛1,909
104.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 ៛6,178
$0.99 ៛3,943
55.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.47 ៛9,876
$1.92 ៛7,671
28.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 ៛8,526
$1.78 ៛7,139
19.66%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 ៛5,882
$1.38 ៛5,525
6.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,917
$1.29 ៛5,147
-24.03%
Eggs
$1.83 ៛7,326
$1.57 ៛6,285
16.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.97 ៛51.9K
$14.55 ៛58.2K
-10.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 ៛16K
$3.56 ៛14.2K
12.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.4 ៛41.6K
$10.45 ៛41.8K
-0.48%
Apples (1kg)
$4.56 ៛18.2K
$3.69 ៛14.8K
23.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 ៛6,364
$1.12 ៛4,467
41.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.83 ៛15.3K
$3.4 ៛13.6K
12.65%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 ៛6,062
$1.3 ៛5,203
16.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 ៛6,923
$1.3 ៛5,209
33.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 ៛4,806
$0.97 ៛3,877
23.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ៛5,763
$1.34 ៛5,372
7.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ៛2,645
$0.7 ៛2,819
-5.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ៛8,111
$1.87 ៛7,463
8.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ៛48.9K
$6.66 ៛26.6K
83.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,176
$0.79 ៛3,180
31.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 ៛6,783
$1.97 ៛7,869
-13.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.49 ៛5,947
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.55 ៛42.2K
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 ៛4,293
-
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.01 ៛4,041
$1.02 ៛4,092
-0.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 ៛17.5K
$5.15 ៛20.6K
-15.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ៛4,519
$1.08 ៛4,302
4.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.4K ៛193.6M
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.2K ៛148.6M
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ៛430.5K
$72.8 ៛291.1K
47.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.51 ៛26K
$5.97 ៛23.9K
9.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.98 ៛91.9K
$19.68 ៛78.7K
16.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.83 ៛187.3K
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.42 ៛17.7K
$6.61 ៛26.4K
-33.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$373 ៛1.5M
$404 ៛1.6M
-7.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K ៛45.5M
$4,959 ៛19.8M
129.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.1 ៛88.4K
$34.38 ៛137.5K
-35.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.14 ៛88.6K
$18.29 ៛73.1K
21.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 ៛353.3K
$55.7 ៛222.7K
58.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$35.75 ៛143K
108.31%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$496 ៛2M
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 ៛1.1M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ៛4.2M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$567 ៛2.3M
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phnom Penh
Poipet
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$405 ៛1.6M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
9.2
11.96%

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Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Poipet: October 29, 2025

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