🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, nature and the sea.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $70A normal day$75
- 2h 35m to Siem ReapNonstop from Singapore1h 5m to Kuala Lumpur
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
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 Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Cambodia guide →Full Malaysia 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.