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Originally Posted by qwerty2009
Thanks for replying. Btw , can i ask why does phnom penh uses USD as their currency? I thought is KHR ?
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Originally Posted by XXLCat
Yeah, it is an interesting observation. People use USD as their norm currency for business in Cambodia and KHR is used for small changes below 1 USD. usually 1 USD is taken as 4000 KHR.  |
There is a bit of history on riel mainly due to internal and VN invasion, google and u can get the answer. KHR is the official currency but locals still prefer USD. Riel is just a piece of paper when outside Cambodia. Locals will take 1 USD = 4000 KHR but some malls/places/banks will take different rates, around 1 USD = 3800 KHR.