🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea and nature. Cambodia leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $70 in Cambodia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$70
- 3h 50m to ManilaNonstop from Singapore2h 35m to Siem Reap
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Not the drawCities and cultureGood
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇰🇭 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 Philippines guide →Full Cambodia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.