🇮🇳 India or 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Which one, honestly
India leads on cities, food and nature. Cambodia leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $70 in Cambodia.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $65A normal day$70
- 3h 30m from DubaiClosest hub1h 10m from Bangkok
- GoodBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
🇰🇭 Choose Cambodia if
you want the most impressive ruin in Asia, and a country that is still cheap and still quiet once you leave it.
Full India guide →Full Cambodia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.