🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, nature and the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $70 in Cambodia.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$70
- 1h 5m to Kuala LumpurNonstop from Singapore2h 35m to Siem Reap
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Pick by what you want
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
🇰🇭 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 Malaysia 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.