No way can you call Cambodia expensive for tourists. I dunno where in the west or usa where you can still find dorms for $3-4 or single rooms for $6. Food as cheap as $1.50 and beer 50 cents.

But is Cambodia a poor country and PP not exactly 1st world? Yes. Obviously

At the end of the day some people will love Cambodia. . Others Vietnam. Others Thailand, the list goes on...

Phnom Penh attracts serial piss heads and tab runners , that other countries wouldn't. go figure. look at your requirements, see your options, and all the details involved. It isn't always about saving $3 a day.For example Thailand may cost more but offer a quality of live far better than a few dollars saved.

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:24 am No way can you call Cambodia expensive for tourists. I dunno where in the west or usa where you can still find dorms for $3-4 or single rooms for $6. Food as cheap as $1.50 and beer 50 cents.

But is Cambodia a poor country and PP not exactly 1st world? Yes. Obviously

At the end of the day some people will love Cambodia. . Others Vietnam. Others Thailand.

Phnom Penh attracts serial piss heads and herb lovers, that other countries wouldn't. go figure look at your options and all the details involved. It isn't always about saving $3 a day. ....

I dont think the '' average '' tourist or those with families coming from Europe, Thailand or anywhere else in Asia is staying in dorms, drinking 50 c beers or eating street food at $1.50.

Best for you to raise your sights above ''backpacker '' status .

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:03 am No doubt that vietnam offers the best for $. Cheap rooms awesome dorms, cheap beer, amazing cheap scenery tours, cheap motorbike rent. Friendly locals.

Thailand is just easy but only cheap on long term rentals and diy transport.

Cambodia and the rest are cheap but there are less cheap room deals of comparable quality, for example comparing to Vietnam. The list goes on.

I'd agree with this. hotels in VN are slightly more expensive but much better quality than both TH & KH.

Duncan's point on the $ is the important point though. Coming here now from the UK/EU things will seem a lot more expensive than they were 3-4 years ago.

Overall you can't really say any of them are expensive so it is just down to personal preference. For me, eating local food i'd choose Thailand or Vietnam, western food the value is much better in Cambodia. Beer is VN or KH. Hotels Vietnam then Cambodia. Tuktuks KH. Busses & other transport VN or TH etc etc etc.

cautious colin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:18 am

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:03 am No doubt that vietnam offers the best for $. Cheap rooms awesome dorms, cheap beer, amazing cheap scenery tours, cheap motorbike rent. Friendly locals.

Thailand is just easy but only cheap on long term rentals and diy transport.

Cambodia and the rest are cheap but there are less cheap room deals of comparable quality, for example comparing to Vietnam. The list goes on.

I'd agree with this. hotels in VN are slightly more expensive but much better quality than both TH & KH.

Duncan's point on the $ is the important point though. Coming here now from the UK/EU things will seem a lot more expensive than they were 3-4 years ago.

Overall you can't really say any of them are expensive so it is just down to personal preference. For me, eating local food i'd choose Thailand or Vietnam, western food the value is much better in Cambodia. Beer is VN or KH. Hotels Vietnam then Cambodia. Tuktuks KH. Busses & other transport VN or TH etc etc etc.

yeah @Duncan point about the exchange rates is very valid,
i remember in 2014 when you got $1.62 to the £1, last year it was as little as $1.19 to the £1, currently i think its around $1.29, with the prices for everything in Cambodia have been creeping up quite a lot in that time as well,
the Baht in Thailand around 2014 got up to a lovely 60b to the £ too, but is now around 43b, but in that time, prices for everything have stayed pretty much the same

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:46 pm

cautious colin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:18 am

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:03 am No doubt that vietnam offers the best for $. Cheap rooms awesome dorms, cheap beer, amazing cheap scenery tours, cheap motorbike rent. Friendly locals.

Thailand is just easy but only cheap on long term rentals and diy transport.

Cambodia and the rest are cheap but there are less cheap room deals of comparable quality, for example comparing to Vietnam. The list goes on.

I'd agree with this. hotels in VN are slightly more expensive but much better quality than both TH & KH.

Duncan's point on the $ is the important point though. Coming here now from the UK/EU things will seem a lot more expensive than they were 3-4 years ago.

Overall you can't really say any of them are expensive so it is just down to personal preference. For me, eating local food i'd choose Thailand or Vietnam, western food the value is much better in Cambodia. Beer is VN or KH. Hotels Vietnam then Cambodia. Tuktuks KH. Busses & other transport VN or TH etc etc etc.

yeah @Duncan point about the exchange rates is very valid,
i remember in 2014 when you got $1.62 to the £1, last year it was as little as $1.19 to the £1, currently i think its around $1.29, with the prices for everything in Cambodia have been creeping up quite a lot in that time as well,
the Baht in Thailand around 2014 got up to a lovely 60b to the £ too, but is now around 43b, but in that time, prices for everything have stayed pretty much the same

yeah, GBP is fucked for the short foreseeable future, best keep ur GBP, come KoW make some USD instead

bolueeleh wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:50 pm

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:46 pm

cautious colin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:18 am

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:03 am No doubt that vietnam offers the best for $. Cheap rooms awesome dorms, cheap beer, amazing cheap scenery tours, cheap motorbike rent. Friendly locals.

Thailand is just easy but only cheap on long term rentals and diy transport.

Cambodia and the rest are cheap but there are less cheap room deals of comparable quality, for example comparing to Vietnam. The list goes on.

I'd agree with this. hotels in VN are slightly more expensive but much better quality than both TH & KH.

Duncan's point on the $ is the important point though. Coming here now from the UK/EU things will seem a lot more expensive than they were 3-4 years ago.

Overall you can't really say any of them are expensive so it is just down to personal preference. For me, eating local food i'd choose Thailand or Vietnam, western food the value is much better in Cambodia. Beer is VN or KH. Hotels Vietnam then Cambodia. Tuktuks KH. Busses & other transport VN or TH etc etc etc.

yeah @Duncan point about the exchange rates is very valid,
i remember in 2014 when you got $1.62 to the £1, last year it was as little as $1.19 to the £1, currently i think its around $1.29, with the prices for everything in Cambodia have been creeping up quite a lot in that time as well,
the Baht in Thailand around 2014 got up to a lovely 60b to the £ too, but is now around 43b, but in that time, prices for everything have stayed pretty much the same

yeah, GBP is fucked for the short foreseeable future, best keep ur GBP, come KoW make some USD instead

thats the plan this time bro

Duncan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:00 am

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:24 am No way can you call Cambodia expensive for tourists. I dunno where in the west or usa where you can still find dorms for $3-4 or single rooms for $6. Food as cheap as $1.50 and beer 50 cents.

But is Cambodia a poor country and PP not exactly 1st world? Yes. Obviously

At the end of the day some people will love Cambodia. . Others Vietnam. Others Thailand.

Phnom Penh attracts serial piss heads and herb lovers, that other countries wouldn't. go figure look at your options and all the details involved. It isn't always about saving $3 a day. ....

I dont think the '' average '' tourist or those with families coming from Europe, Thailand or anywhere else in Asia is staying in dorms, drinking 50 c beers or eating street food at $1.50.

Best for you to raise your sights above ''backpacker '' status .

True ! If you want to live a "decent" life, nothing is cheap in Cambodia. And nowhere in the world can compare to Thailand cheap and clean street food.
Families can eat at all street food stalls in Thailand, but I do not think that they would do it anywhere else...
Thailand travel can be really cheap for a family, I doubt anywhere else can be.