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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 24.8% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 93.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 37.2% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 95.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.96 ៛19.9K

$2.48 ៛9,986

100.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.23 ៛121.5K

$20.01 ៛80.4K

51.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.14 ៛28.7K

$5.96 ៛23.9K

19.80%

Cappuccino

$2.55 ៛10.3K

$1.65 ៛6,624

54.55%

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

$1.04 ៛4,170

$0.69 ៛2,768

50.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ៛3,944

$0.51 ៛2,060

92.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.46 ៛5,867

$0.97 ៛3,907

50.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 ៛10.2K

$1.83 ៛7,358

38.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ៛8,377

$1.75 ៛7,053

18.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ៛5,915

$1.41 ៛5,675

4.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$1.34 ៛5,393

-26.87%

Eggs

$1.83 ៛7,348

$1.57 ៛6,297

16.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.94 ៛52.0K

$14.59 ៛58.6K

-11.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.10 ៛16.5K

$3.61 ៛14.5K

13.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.34 ៛41.6K

$10.12 ៛40.7K

2.17%

Apples (1kg)

$4.53 ៛18.2K

$3.53 ៛14.2K

28.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,425

$1.09 ៛4,369

46.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.86 ៛15.5K

$3.39 ៛13.6K

13.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 ៛5,822

$1.26 ៛5,078

15.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 ៛6,765

$1.25 ៛5,007

34.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ៛4,796

$0.90 ៛3,627

32.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,570

$1.32 ៛5,295

5.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ៛2,669

$0.74 ៛2,970

-10.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 ៛7,827

$1.93 ៛7,766

1.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.87 ៛47.7K

$7.50 ៛30.1K

58.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ៛4,083

$0.73 ៛2,947

39.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ៛6,576

$1.99 ៛8,001

-17.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.54 ៛6,193

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.75 ៛43.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ៛4,330

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.97 ៛3,910

$0.98 ៛3,921

-1.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 ៛18.6K

$5.06 ៛20.4K

-8.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ៛4,568

$1.13 ៛4,523

0.88%

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

$49.1K ៛197.1M

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

$36.3K ៛146.0M

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

$108 ៛432.9K

$73.6 ៛295.6K

46.45%

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

$6.32 ៛25.4K

$6.14 ៛24.7K

2.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.36 ៛93.9K

$19.61 ៛78.8K

19.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.01 ៛188.9K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.71 ៛59.1K

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ៛18.3K

$6.35 ៛25.5K

-28.35%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$392 ៛1.6M

-6.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K ៛46.7M

$4,956 ៛19.9M

134.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.45 ៛90.2K

$34.21 ៛137.5K

-34.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.67 ៛91.1K

$18.05 ៛72.5K

25.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.3 ៛362.7K

$55.2 ៛221.9K

63.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.7 ៛296.0K

$35.83 ៛144.0K

105.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 ៛2.0M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$280 ៛1.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 ៛4.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$567 ៛2.3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,844 ៛11.4M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,531 ៛6.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$354 ៛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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Poipet: April 13, 2026

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