First, the price in Phnom Penh is high, so it's normal that things in boarding gate shops are expensive. Many people think that prices in underdeveloped cities will be lower. In such a city, RMB can buy more things. So some people who haven't been to Phnom Penh think I must buy buy buy when I get to Phnom Penh. When they arrive in Phnom Penh, these people will find that the US dollar is the common currency in Phnom Penh. The same meal costs tens of yuan in China and tens of yuan in Phnom Penh. In the case of high prices, the goods at the boarding gate cannot be cheap.
Second, the income of local people in Phnom Penh is not high, and they can't afford to buy things at the store at the airport gate. The per capita income of local people in Phnom Penh is only a few thousand yuan, and they hardly buy expensive things. If businessmen can't make money from local people, they will want to make money from foreigners. Relevant data show that more than 90% of customers entering airport stores are foreigners. In this case, businessmen will try their best to earn more money from foreigners. You can earn more money by raising the unit price of goods. Therefore, the prices of goods in big stores will be higher.
Third, things at the boarding gate store are expensive because of the high cost of opening a store. The house price in Phnom Penh is about 20 thousand per square meter, and the rent of shops is also high. Compared with the rent of shops in ordinary cities in China, the rent of shops in Phnom Penh is higher. The higher the rent of shops, the higher the fixed cost of shops. If the price of goods is low, the store will not operate.
To sum up, there are reasons for the high commodity prices at Phnom Penh Airport. If you travel to Phnom Penh, you'd better not buy goods from big stores.