Hi guys,

Next week i am going to Cambodia and I am doing a last minute preparation.

I have need to quick answer the following:

1. What currency I should change to travel to Cambodia?
2. I am currently using https://www.gomattafair.com/cambodia to find more about cambodia, any other recommendation please let me know.


Thank you.

Bring USD, as they officially accept it in Phnom Penh. But change up to RM 150 to Cambodian Riel, do note that if you buy something from stores in USD they will give you back Cambodian Riel in change, also they rip you off using that method.

Ok, so you mean in Malaysia, I should change USD first, then when I arrived Cambodia, I should go ahead to change from USD to Cambodian Riel, so this is the best way?

Yes, that's good. But don't change too much to Cambodian Riel.

Oh Ok .

Btw Cambodia got Grab?

Phnom Penh got.

Try to exchange some small USD notes. You'll need it when you pay the tuk2 or trishaws.

They don't discriminate small notes there. The exchange rate is the same as USD50 & 100.

Change from banks or airports, those small money changers will rip you off.

just bring pure USD(small notes) and use USD
the change given back will be in riel and finish your riel before u get out of cambodia
it's worthless outside of cambodia

Do not ever try to change your riel back to USD there, very high chance you'll get counterfeit USD in return

Ok sound good. Tomorrow morning I am going to fly

if you pay the vendor in big USD note, some might give you small change in smaller USD note, either you insist on local currency change, or you can accept those, just make sure you spend it all before returning

my friend kena before in russian market many years back, paid the vendor USD20 note for a USD2 item, got 18 piece of USD1 in return
only found out almost half of it is counterfeit 1 dollar according to another banker friend back at the hotel
didn't even know some actually bother to counterfeit 1 dollar, all these while thought it's only applicable to bigger notes