Cost of living 2019 in Cambodia
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Hello everyone,
As we usually do each year, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and inflation in Cambodia.
Thanks to your contribution, future expats in Cambodia will be more informed and will be able to refine their budget and better prepare for their big move.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cambodia? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cambodia?
How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?
How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta?
What is your monthly budget for groceries?
How much does it cost to see a doctor or health specialist in Cambodia?
How much do you pay for health insurance per month?
How much does childcare cost on average per month?
What is your child's schooling budget per month?
How much does it cost to fill up your cars fuel tank?
How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month?
How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription?
How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays?
How much do you pay for an espresso coffee?
How much do you pay for a cinema ticket?
How much does a gym membership cost in Cambodia?
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Priscilla
Hi,
I love to share, but I just here for a few weeks, some cost hasn't come yet.
I'll share what I got in hand.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cambodia? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cambodia? --> 1bedroom with full funiture: 550$/month
How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)? --> 1-2$/trip
How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta?
--> 3-4$/meal
What is your monthly budget for groceries?
--> I think around 200$
How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month?
--> waiting till the end of the month
How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription?
--> internet: included with the apartment rental cost
--> phone: 30$/month
How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays?
--> 3-4$/meal
How much do you pay for an espresso coffee?
--> 2$
How much does a gym membership cost in Cambodia?
--> included with the apartment rental cost.
Regards
NN
Hello everyone, Been in Phnom Penh a year and know about the cost of things. Remember I try to live more local than completely western, but i do need the conveniences like AC and a burger and pizza every so often . I teach at local school 3 km from home in stung mean chey.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cambodia? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cambodia?
I rent one bedroon in a non expat area but the building has expats like us. 200$ a month. Cable and internet included. Elevator too. But no washing machine. That is ok. I wash smalls by hand and spend 2$ a weel on wash and press for shirts and pants. It is third apartment i had. 3 month lese, 6 month lease, and this one is 1 year. I have year contract at school now so ok.
How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?
To and from work 15$ a week. Maybe 40$ tops a month for other trips. 100$ total
How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta? I cook and buy veggies and fruits from streets. A few flies on them but they are way fresher than stores. Rise is 2000 kg, bread is 3000 a loaf or 500 or 1000 reil for french bread, pasta is a dollar or so a lb bag. Mayonaise i and other westetn stuff expensive so i use sparingly. Mayo 2.50 a jar, and most condiments a dollar or two for a can or bottle. Meat fish and chicken i get 50% off at 3$ a kg at luckys or buy at local market same price.
What is your monthly budget for groceries? I budget 160$ a month including drinks cheese and other conveniences.
How much does it cost to see a doctor or health specialist in Cambodia?
I see a pharmacist first for free, and make sure they have a doctor in family. I paid 20$ for a doctor visit with a strep throat lab.
How much do you pay for health insurance per month?
N/a. I pay 40$ a month repatriiation insurance. Cheaper to pay doctors than real insurance.
How much does childcare cost on average per month?
N/a
How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month?
All togeter 30$-50$ a month
How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription?
8$ for 40gb data on phone and add 4 $ a month for calls.
Will get internet at home, hispeed wifi next month, metphone. 15$ a month including install and equipment.
How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays?
1 $ a day with drinks, i make myself. 5$ a week
How much do you pay for an espresso coffee? 1.25$
How much do you pay for a cinema ticket?
Dont go. I watch on netflix 7$ a month.
How much does a gym membership cost in Cambodia?
Daily workout gym 1.$ a day, no pool. Pool free at many hotels. Maybe 15 times a month.
I get 6 month visa for $150 and fly out every six month for 70$ roundtrip. I spend $100 on the ground
On a good month i can be comfortable spending 700$ a month, but normally 850$ a month and that leaves me money to play with.
I dont drink out, and maybe a six pack a week at home.
It is possible to be comfortable on 750$ a month and eat very good.
All i have for now.
Shane
Can u share me info abt mobile phone cost.
It seems very good cost. Mine is too expensive, I’m using smart btw.
Thks
Vivien
Sure vivien. I do not make many voice calls accept over line or whattsapp, so I can keep that part down. I also am with smart but I have the power saver plus 8 plan at 8$ a month. You pay 2 cents a minute for regular calls and get messaging free. You get 40 gb total of 4 g internet. And you can hotspot a tablet easily off the service. But remember in some parts of town it drops to 3 g.
You can go to any of the big smart service agents in aeon 1 or 2 or on monivong or at sorya and they will set it up no mistakes. If 40gb not enough and you need to computer at home, get metphone 15 $ a month plan at home wifi and router and do all your computing there. It is pretty hispeed.
Thanks much for detail advice.
Vivien
I have been in Cambodia for 14 months now.
I rent an apartment for $500 per month in the riverside area, the apartment is 3 bedroom with one being an open bedroom (there are deals out there but you have too look for them)
My electric runs around $50 a month, water is $5 per month. Wi-Fi and Cable TV cost $10 per month.
My food budgets runs between $80 to $150per month , depending on what I want to eat and possible guests. I buy all my veggies at local market as well as eggs and most of my meat.I usually buy cheese, dried beans, milk, cereal and oat meal from Lucky's.
I do eat out a few times per month and average $5 for breakfast. $7 - $15 for dinner. I have noticed lately that some places have raised their prices and cut their menu's. It seems that competition is heating up so I expect to see restaurants closing in the next year.
I typically walk most places if I need to use transportation I use PassApp which saves alot of money as it is 3500 Riel per km. Do my transportation costs are maybe $5 to $10 per month.
I do like to go out a little bit each month, especially if I am between relationships.
Beer is cheap at most bars or restaurants/pubs
But several have gone up to $2 for draft been after happy hours. If you want to buy a lady a drink most bars and pubs charge $3.50 again some have gone up.
Other than going out a bit I travel when I can within the country I use local type transport or busses the price varies with vans from $5 to $10 to most places but they are crowded. For longer trips or for comfort I use a service such as larytta and trips usually run around $7 to $12 depending on where you want to go. Their destinations are limited.
Gym typically costs around $70 per month or $600 for a year membership. I take Khmer lessons and they run $120 per month
Hope that helps, just be patient when looking for apartments or services it can pay off.
My husband and I have been living in Siem Reap for 3 months.
We rent a studio of around 70 square meters (no pool) for $310/month, that includes the bottle of gas and wifi.
Our electricity bill is around $33/month but will go up according to the heat as we use more A/C.
Water is $2.50 for 5 cubic meters
Drinking water is $0.75 for 5 gallons.
Food and drinks in a restaurant cost average between $6 and $18 for 2 people (we are vegetarians).
Draft beer is $0.50 in most bars, some bars will charge $1 for it.
Bread is expensive: $1 for a French bread, $3 for a bread with cereals.
Butter cost around $3.50 to $4 and 200gr of cheese will cost around $4.50.
We buy most of our food at the organic store near us, $15 is a max for the week.
10 free range organic eggs cost $2.50
Going out for drinks to a restaurant cost about $6 to $10 for beers and fresh lime juice, depending on the amount of beers we drink, no draft beer served.
We mostly walk everywhere but a tuk tuk will cost $2 to cross the city.
I forgot the cinema and a couple of other things.
Cinema ticket for adults: $7 to 14 depending on the amount of D (2D, 3D, 4D)
We are seniors so we pay $1.50 for 2D to $2.50 for the rest of the Ds.
No health insurance, cheaper to pay a doc. My husband just got a hearing aid for both ears at an NGO: total cost $800 for both including a sophisticated hearing test.
Yoga class $6 per hour.
Most pools are free, but Cambo beach (30m long pool surrounded by a beach) cost $5 per person, but they deduct it from your drinks and food.
An Americano coffee cost around $2 depending on the type of coffee shop.
Thank you, in Phnom Penh, I eat at 2$-2.50$ a meal 400$ for a upscale apartment, never do I buy cheese , French bread baguette is always 25 cents , every where on the street baguette is 1000 reil, it depends on how you want to live , But all dairy products are expensive so I just go without, the aeon cinema is 4$ per person , maybe siem reap is alittle more , but easily I can live on 1000 per month and not do without anything, never take a tuk tuk pass app is half the price , coffee is 50 cents , good vegetarian meal is 2.50 at a nice vegetarian restaurant, maybe semi reap alittle more because of tourist, but nothing to see in Phnom Penh so not as many tourists, I too pay for doctor out of pocket, 10$ for teeth cleaning 30$ for European doctor to fill a cavity ( my USA dentist looked at it and said , he could not do any better ) I take insulin a few times a week, the lantis brand I buy in USA is 750$ for five insulin pens, the exact same pens same brand expiration date 2022, in pp is 55$ , I fly from San Francisco to Phnom Penh for 400$-
600$ Round trip, and yes I have long layover trip, but I’m retired I can wait 10 hours in China no problem, these are my experiences I have lived in pp for three years , that’s my experience
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