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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 68.5% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 101.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 42% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 105.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.90 ៛19.7K

$2.43 ៛9,777

101.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.09 ៛121.1K

$20.16 ៛81.1K

49.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.10 ៛28.6K

$6.14 ៛24.7K

15.64%

Cappuccino

$2.52 ៛10.2K

$1.66 ៛6,661

51.81%

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

$1.02 ៛4,121

$0.73 ៛2,951

39.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.00 ៛4,018

$0.51 ៛2,060

96.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,110

$1.02 ៛4,108

49.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 ៛10.3K

$1.83 ៛7,348

39.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.17 ៛8,716

$1.73 ៛6,970

25.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,140

$1.37 ៛5,527

11.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 ៛4,144

$1.29 ៛5,209

-20.16%

Eggs

$1.77 ៛7,119

$1.57 ៛6,330

12.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.69 ៛51.1K

$14.60 ៛58.7K

-13.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.03 ៛16.2K

$3.60 ៛14.5K

11.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.35 ៛41.6K

$10.37 ៛41.7K

-0.19%

Apples (1kg)

$4.40 ៛17.7K

$3.70 ៛14.9K

18.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,437

$1.08 ៛4,343

48.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.93 ៛15.8K

$3.42 ៛13.8K

14.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 ៛5,922

$1.26 ៛5,063

16.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,853

$1.24 ៛4,974

37.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,863

$0.90 ៛3,612

34.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 ៛5,871

$1.30 ៛5,219

12.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,875

$0.71 ៛2,856

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 ៛7,833

$1.93 ៛7,766

1.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.83 ៛47.6K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ៛4,026

$0.74 ៛2,970

35.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ៛6,632

$2.00 ៛8,057

-17.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.51 ៛6,079

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.72 ៛43.1K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ៛4,314

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 ៛4,081

$1.02 ៛4,093

-0.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 ៛17.6K

$5.09 ៛20.5K

-14.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,699

$1.13 ៛4,534

3.54%

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

$49.3K ៛198.4M

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

$37.1K ៛149.2M

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

$105 ៛424.1K

$74.4 ៛299.3K

41.71%

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

$6.16 ៛24.8K

$6.04 ៛24.3K

1.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.29 ៛93.7K

$19.33 ៛77.8K

20.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.08 ៛189.5K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.73 ៛59.3K

Cinema Ticket

$4.56 ៛18.4K

$6.67 ៛26.8K

-31.63%

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

$375 ៛1.5M

$392 ៛1.6M

-4.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K ៛46.9M

$4,980 ៛20.0M

134.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.28 ៛89.7K

$33.31 ៛134.1K

-33.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.95 ៛88.3K

$18.37 ៛73.9K

19.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.9 ៛361.9K

$55.9 ៛225.1K

60.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.5 ៛299.9K

$36.85 ៛148.3K

102.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 ៛2.1M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$277 ៛1.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,043 ៛4.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$562 ៛2.3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,902 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,494 ៛6.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$347 ៛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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Poipet: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Denpasar, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Amed, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Kyiv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Baku

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

Bogota

🇨🇴 Colombia

Rio de Janeiro

🇧🇷 Brazil

Tashkent

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Astana

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan