🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Cambodia leads on value for money and nature. Cyprus leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$130
- 1h 10m from BangkokClosest hub1h 40m from Athens
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingGood
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇰🇭 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.
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full Cambodia guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.