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

🙂 Solo nomad: Poipet is 19.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Poipet is 40.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.47 ៛9,883

$5.13 ៛20.5K

-51.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.88 ៛79.5K

$29.8 ៛119.2K

-33.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.06 ៛24.2K

$7.12 ៛28.5K

-14.89%

Cappuccino

$1.62 ៛6,473

$2.56 ៛10.2K

-36.72%

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

$0.72 ៛2,895

$1.04 ៛4,146

-30.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ៛1,909

$0.98 ៛3,923

-51.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ៛3,943

$1.54 ៛6,178

-35.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 ៛7,671

$2.47 ៛9,876

-22.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ៛7,139

$2.13 ៛8,526

-16.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.38 ៛5,525

$1.47 ៛5,882

-6.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 ៛5,147

$0.98 ៛3,917

31.63%

Eggs

$1.57 ៛6,285

$1.83 ៛7,326

-14.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.55 ៛58.2K

$12.97 ៛51.9K

12.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 ៛14.2K

$4 ៛16K

-11.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.45 ៛41.8K

$10.4 ៛41.6K

0.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.69 ៛14.8K

$4.56 ៛18.2K

-19.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 ៛4,467

$1.59 ៛6,364

-29.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.4 ៛13.6K

$3.83 ៛15.3K

-11.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.3 ៛5,203

$1.52 ៛6,062

-14.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 ៛5,209

$1.73 ៛6,923

-24.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 ៛3,877

$1.2 ៛4,806

-19.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ៛5,372

$1.44 ៛5,763

-6.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 ៛2,819

$0.66 ៛2,645

6.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.87 ៛7,463

$2.03 ៛8,111

-7.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.66 ៛26.6K

$12.23 ៛48.9K

-45.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ៛3,180

$1.04 ៛4,176

-24.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 ៛7,869

$1.7 ៛6,783

15.88%

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)

$1.02 ៛4,092

$1.01 ៛4,041

0.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.15 ៛20.6K

$4.37 ៛17.5K

17.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ៛4,302

$1.13 ៛4,519

-4.42%

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

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

$72.8 ៛291.1K

$108 ៛430.5K

-32.39%

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

$5.97 ៛23.9K

$6.51 ៛26K

-8.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.68 ៛78.7K

$22.98 ៛91.9K

-14.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 ៛187.3K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.54 ៛58.2K

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 ៛26.4K

$4.42 ៛17.7K

49.55%

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

$404 ៛1.6M

$373 ៛1.5M

8.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,959 ៛19.8M

$11.4K ៛45.5M

-56.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.38 ៛137.5K

$22.1 ៛88.4K

55.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.29 ៛73.1K

$22.14 ៛88.6K

-17.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.7 ៛222.7K

$88.3 ៛353.3K

-36.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.75 ៛143K

$74.5 ៛297.9K

-51.99%

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

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$405 ៛1.6M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.2

10.3

-10.68%

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

Last update for Poipet: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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