🇯🇵 Japan or 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on cities, getting around and food. Cambodia leads on value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $70 in Cambodia.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $165A normal day$70
- 9h 45m from DubaiClosest hub1h 10m from Bangkok
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Pick by what you want
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
🇰🇭 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 Japan guide →Full Cambodia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.