🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Cambodia leads on getting around. India leads on cities, food and nature.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$65
- 1h 10m from BangkokClosest hub3h 30m from Dubai
- GoodBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Cambodia guide →Full India 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.