How much does a day in Phnom Penh cost?

About $29 on a lean budget, $62 mid-range and $134 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (Cambodia), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.

Is Phnom Penh expensive compared with the rest of the country (Cambodia)?

Phnom Penh costs about the same as the national average (Cambodia), which is $62 a day mid-range. A riverside capital with a strong restaurant scene and low hotel rates.

Is Phnom Penh cheaper to visit than last year?

The exchange rate moved +2.5% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (Cambodia) rose +5.2%, a real change of +0.9%. City prices broadly follow the country.

When is the best time to visit Phnom Penh for lower prices?

Cambodia: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are March, October. Peak season is November, December, January, February.

The US State Department rates Cambodia at Level 2: Increased caution. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

Phnom Penh

A riverside capital with a strong restaurant scene and low hotel rates.

A day in Phnom Penh

$62

Lean: $29
Comfort: $134

Real change, 12 months

+0.9%

Flat. Tracks the country as a whole (Cambodia).

Against the rest of the country (Cambodia)

About the same as the national figure of $62 a day.

The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026

Phnom Penh: as of November 12, 2026, a mid-range day costs about $62 per person, excluding flights, which is about the same as the national average (Cambodia). Prices for US-dollar travelers are about where they were a year ago in real terms. A riverside capital with a strong restaurant scene and low hotel rates.

Official per diem

For business travel, the US State Department allows up to $281 a day here: $182 for lodging and $99 for meals and incidentals. It is a ceiling, usually well above what an independent traveler spends. All per diem rates for Cambodia

What your money buys in Cambodia

Exchange rates and inflation are national, so the city follows this line. The dashed line is the exchange rate alone; the solid line is after inflation.

Nov 12, 2026After inflation 100.9Exchange rate only 100.9

Index, start of window = 100. Above 100 your money buys more in Cambodia than it did then; below, less. Hover or drag for any month.

Phnom Penh, in five questions

City costs are the national model scaled by a premium of 0% that we set by hand. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”

How much does a day in Phnom Penh cost?: About $29 on a lean budget, $62 mid-range and $134 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (Cambodia), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.
Is Phnom Penh expensive compared with the rest of the country (Cambodia)?: Phnom Penh costs about the same as the national average (Cambodia), which is $62 a day mid-range. A riverside capital with a strong restaurant scene and low hotel rates.
Is Phnom Penh cheaper to visit than last year?: The exchange rate moved +2.5% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (Cambodia) rose +5.2%, a real change of +0.9%. City prices broadly follow the country.
When is the best time to visit Phnom Penh for lower prices?: Cambodia: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are March, October. Peak season is November, December, January, February.
Is Phnom Penh safe?: The US State Department rates Cambodia at Level 2: Increased caution. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

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The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026