🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea, food and cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇹🇭 Thailand
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$85
- 2h 35m to Siem ReapNonstop from Singapore2h 25m to Bangkok
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
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 Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Cambodia guide →Full Thailand guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Compare something else
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.