Living well, cheap

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Re: Living well, cheap

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vladimir wrote:I once read a story about a missionary here whining he couldn't eat on $5/day.

It puzzled me, because most Khmers and many barangs do.

You could simply eat pork and rice 3 times a day, $3, and if you were genuine, you could buy ingredients and cook it yourself for less.
I was feeding 3 people once a day for 3000R. No meat though.

If your just about brassic lint (holiday season; just brought a new visa and work permit; 'girlfreind stole all your cash, passport and phone etc ) and you need the cheapest cooked food in town. Try the food cart outside Calmette (French embassy side).
1 bag of cooked rice; 500R
1 bag of mixed veg in fish sauce 500R
Various dishes of cooked fish (dif types) from 1000R up.
Tasty food.

Also in Boeng Kak area; Pork Rice (Bai se schrew (eng pron)). Huge portions of rice and meat with soup for 3000R\
Get it from a small Muslim restaurant located close to the mosque.
Turn off Monivong and head down to mosque, turn right at mosque and continue till the road bends to the left. It's just round the corner on the right. Only open from early till about 11 or 12, when they run out.
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jsp is our man on the ground for those times when one is not bursting with dosh!

You may also be surprised how tasty some of the really cheap food is, people, bor-bor can be delicious, and wya more filling than noodles.
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Where about is Titanic restaurant in SHV?
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vladimir wrote:
LTO wrote:Affordable family dinner buffet, Khmer style bbq and suki table, all you can eat (beef, pork, seafood, vegies...), soft drinks included for $11.80/person. Get a discount card for 10% off. Vini Garden on St 55, just off Sihanouk.
Is Hagar still doing their buffet? It used to be $6.50, and they had the best coffee in town.
Yes, $6.95 now. But that is alunch buffet. I don't think they have a dinner buffet. The dinner buffet at Vini is quite meat heavy, includes seafood and would be easy to eat $11 worth. Seems very popular with lower middle class Khmer families. Noisy, lots of kids, few if any barang there.
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When i first moved to live in Phnom Penh back in 2009 right after i finished high school, only spent 75 dollars per month that included the rent fee. I shared a room with my brother, so we paid 25 dollars each per month. At the time, i didn't eat out, i cooked for most of the time. For now, 75 dollars lasted less than a week :(. I don't cook anymore. I eat out all the time. I normally spent 2.5 dollar for breakfast (Bay Sack Chrok (pork and rice) and a glass of coffee and milk. 2.00 dollar for lunch and another 2 dollar for dinner. I go out a lot almost every Friday night. I now spend 5 times more per month.
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harry w wrote:Where about is Titanic restaurant in SHV?
Near the Golden Lions behind Ocheuteal Beach. On the first road btw Beach Rd and Tola St,which runs perpendiculer to the beach, next place but one to Salt and Pepper - right hand side coming from the beach. Small place - seats about 20 when its packed - that they share with a motorbike rental. (Which is a good place if you need to rent a bike btw.)
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vladimir wrote:Yeah, good point, often the cheaper ones are simply reduced portions

Caffeine intolerant? Surprising for someone so physically active
i used to drink coffee all the time, i love it, but it sends all my blood sugar levels funny, same with energy drinks n shit, i'm guessing its the effects of drinking far too much cider over the past 15years lol
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Vlad's right about the baguette - cheap and its a change from rice. A tin of tuna mayo, some onion and a tomato with one or two baguettes makes lunch for two.
And tuna mayo salad with some pasta, tomato, green pepper,spring onions and boiled egg will also feed two for $2 or so.

And my hint of the day is to buy fast-cooking pasta to save on gas. 3mn as opposed to 8, 10, 12mn.
Samouth wrote:When i first moved to live in Phnom Penh back in 2009 right after i finished high school, only spent 75 dollars per month that included the rent fee. I shared a room with my brother, so we paid 25 dollars each per month. At the time, i didn't eat out, i cooked for most of the time. For now, 75 dollars lasted less than a week :(. I don't cook anymore. I eat out all the time. I normally spent 2.5 dollar for breakfast (Bay Sack Chrok (pork and rice) and a glass of coffee and milk. 2.00 dollar for lunch and another 2 dollar for dinner. I go out a lot almost every Friday night. I now spend 5 times more per month.
Interesting what you say Samouth - $6.50 a day on food for 1 person makes almost $200 a month - and that's without beer. How do you manage ?
And what would be the "average" budget for food for westerners ?
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