🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea, food and cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $70 in Cambodia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$70
- 2h 25m to BangkokNonstop from Singapore2h 35m to Siem Reap
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Pick by what you want
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
🇰🇭 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 Thailand guide →Full Cambodia 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.