Is it me or Phnom Penh is actually kinda expensive ?

[MrPancake]

Is it me or Phnom Penh is actually kinda expensive ?

Let's be clear I'm talking about expensive compared to Vietnam or Thailand.

I paid 2.5$ for an Americano the other day.

Same price as a bottled beer...

2$ for a sugar can drink.

What do you think ?

[Prubangboy]

Do a search, I linked to an article saying just that about 4 months ago. If anything, you sound a little on the low side.

 

 

[bignok]

Thats good news. Saves me from going.

[JimTripper]

Food and drinks in cambodia are the same or more then thailand for the eateries you are used to. The local markets are not that great and you risk disease unless you are careful. Meaning you need to scrub everything and i would probably do an alcohol wipe.

 

You can visit that big local market near the river and grand palace to see what i mean. I did not even shop there for edibles and was kind of used to it.

 

Rents were probably about the same as Thailand when i was there many years ago, but you get less quality in Cambodia.

Edited November 9, 2023 by JimTripper

[bignok]

Laos was more expensive than Thailand too. Hotels 15 to 20% more.

[MrPancake]

7 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

Do a search, I linked to an article saying just that about 4 months ago. If anything, you sound a little on the low side.

 

 

 

But why ?

 

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Thats good news. Saves me from going.

 

Yeaaaah right ! :))

[bignok]

Thailand is no 1. 

[bignok]

Im going to Nan. No visa fees either. 

[MrPancake]

1 minute ago, JimTripper said:

Food and drinks in cambodia are the same or more then thailand for the eateries you are used to. The local markets are not that great and you risk disease unless you are careful.

 

This is so weird it's like cheap is only possible at a certain level of development. Under doesn't work, above doesn't cut it either. So strange.

 

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Laos was more expensive than Thailand too. Hotels 15 to 20% more.

 

True. Does make any sense. Vietnam and Thailand are more developed than Laos and Cambodia....

[MrPancake]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Thailand is no 1. 

 

No Vietnam is cheaper and value for money is really super impressive when it comes to accommodations.

Edited November 9, 2023 by MrPancake

[bignok]

Just now, MrPancake said:

 

No Vietnam is cheaper and valur for money is really super impressive when it comes to accommodations.

Ok maybe i try Hanoi.

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

 

No Vietnam is cheaper and value for money is really super impressive when it comes to accommodations.

Thanks. We need more topics like this.

[Denim]

24 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

What do you think ?

 

Much ado about nothing.

[MrPancake]

19 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Rents were probably about the same as Thailand when i was there many years ago, but you get less quality in Cambodia.

 

Yeah I know.

I book a 11$ room on Agoda.

Looked decent.

In reality even a rat wouldn't accept to live here. I had to fix an air freshener on the fan to hide the disgusting smell... Well it's supposed to be an aircon but it doesn't really work so it's a fan imo.

 

... I'm gonna f$cking die here...

Edited November 9, 2023 by MrPancake

[JimTripper]

4 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

 

Yeah I know.

I book a 11$ room on Agoda.

Looked decent.

In reality even a rat wouldn't accept to live here. I had to fix an air freshener on the fan to hide the disgusting smell... Well it's supposed to be an aircon but it doesn't really work so it's a fan imo.

 

... I'm gonna f$cking die here...

where are you now, downtown?

the cheap rooms can be pretty bad/dirty.

when i was there i just started booking airbnb's which seemed much better, safer, cleaner.

 

watch out if you wander around at night. there are many drug (meth) addicts wandering around which is different then thailand/vietnam.

Edited November 9, 2023 by JimTripper

[Prubangboy]

21 minutes ago, bignok said:

Laos was more expensive than Thailand too. Hotels 15 to 20% more.

The hotel is a bit more, but they're practically giving away the food -which I rate over Thai food. A taxi mafia that would shame Phuket too.

 

Still, it was hard for us to spend $80 a day in Vientiane, and that was with taking people out.

[MrPancake]

3 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

where are you now, downtown?

the cheap rooms can be pretty bad/dirty.

when i was there i just started booking airbnb's which seemed much better, safer, cleaner.

 

I'm where all the tourists are.

You know street 136 with all the bars.

I dunno if this is what you call downtown...

Next week I'm gonna go elsewhere.

Moving to another district or maybe to the beach in Sihanoukville.

Siem Reap is a f$ckery as well for what I've understood.

I was supposed to stay a month in this country.

But just beautiful women ain't gonna cut it....

[Prubangboy]

that thread:

 

 

[JimTripper]

13 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

 

I'm where all the tourists are.

You know street 136 with all the bars.

I dunno if this is what you call downtown...

Next week I'm gonna go elsewhere.

Moving to another district or maybe to the beach in Sihanoukville.

Siem Reap is a f$ckery as well for what I've understood.

I was supposed to stay a month in this country.

But just beautiful women ain't gonna cut it....

go to siem reap and see the temples. i lived in siem reap a year or two and liked it. i don't recommend sihanoukville at all.

 

the bus station is just a couple streets over. https://www.giantibis.com/

Edited November 9, 2023 by JimTripper

[bignok]

Keep exploring. You da guinea pig

[bignok]

12 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

 

I'm where all the tourists are.

You know street 136 with all the bars.

I dunno if this is what you call downtown...

Next week I'm gonna go elsewhere.

Moving to another district or maybe to the beach in Sihanoukville.

Siem Reap is a f$ckery as well for what I've understood.

I was supposed to stay a month in this country.

But just beautiful women ain't gonna cut it....

Siem Reap and Battambang be my choices

 

[Prubangboy]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Siem Reap and Battambang be my choices

 

Battabang had a little hey day ask a old Frenchie building/foodie spot like Luang Prubang.

 

But like LP, Covid has crushed that and it will not soon return. No longer worth going out of your way for.

[BenStark]

6 minutes ago, bignok said:

Siem Reap and Battambang be my choices

 

 

How would you know, you just posted you never been there

[bignok]

6 minutes ago, BenStark said:

 

How would you know, you just posted you never been there

I looked at youtube

[bignok]

Just look at Paddy Doyle videos or others. 

[Northstar1]

$2.50 a beer is still cheaper than Thailand. I thought food prices were similar but portions were much bigger in Cambodia.

I found many places with .75 cent beers. Although it’s been a few years.

I liked siem reap, and kampot has really developed. Many expats living there now.

[MrPancake]

33 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

that thread:

 

 

 

Dave The Rave. I met him once when he was managing a gogo at Nana Plaza - the angel witch I think. He was kind of a legend back then. I've heard he lost his leg not too long ago. Bummer for a fighter like him.

 

33 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

go to siem reap and see the temples. i lived in siem reap a year or two and liked it. i don't recommend sihanoukville at all.

 

the bus station is just a couple streets over. https://www.giantibis.com/

 

Ok thanks. I'm gonna think about it.

I might just go back to Vietnam and then flight to Thailand from there in January...

We'll see :)

 

24 minutes ago, bignok said:

Siem Reap and Battambang be my choices

 

 

You never went to Cambodia :))

[MrPancake]

22 minutes ago, bignok said:

I looked at youtube

 

Haaaaaa....

[bignok]

Just now, MrPancake said:

 

Dave The Rave. I met him once when he was managing a gogo at Nana Plaza - the angel witch I think. He was kind of a legend back then. I've heard he lost his leg not too long ago. Bummer for a fighter like him.

 

 

Ok thanks. I'm gonna think about it.

I might just go back to Vietnam and then flight to Thailand from there in January...

We'll see :)

 

 

You never went to Cambodia :))

Yeah I research places first so don't waste money on tickets like you seem to have done. Most people say Siem Reap is the best place to go.

[JimTripper]

are beers really $2.50 now? i think when i was there they were always $1

 

i remember the $1 drafts in cambodia were almost always flat and barely drinkable

 

in vietnam they were 50 cents lf i remember correctly 🤷🏻‍♂️

Edited November 9, 2023 by JimTripper