Asia
Cambodia
Capital Phnom Penh · 16M people · Riels
- Top cities
- 2.4MPhnom Penh
- 844KTakeo
- 315KSiem Reap
- 129KBattambang
- 152KPaoy Paet
- CostMid-range
- SafetyCaution1.1/5
- MobilityLimited1.6/5
- CultureGood3.0/5
- ClimateWarm21–41°
Top cities
- Phnom Penh2.4M residents
- Takeo844K residents
- Siem Reap315K residents
- Battambang129K residents
- Paoy Paet152K residents
Source: GeoNames
Cost of living in Cambodia
Costs stay fairly even across the country.
Cambodia's $887 monthly cost (across 2 scored cities).
Phnom Penh ($927) runs 1.1× Siem Reap ($847); most of the 2 cities cluster near the $887 median.
Good to know — low cost often trades against local salaries and visa options — budget for income, not just spending. Learn how we measure this →
Safety in Cambodia
The one thing to watch: road accidents.
Cambodia's 1.1/5 safety score (across 2 scored cities).
Road accidents: highest in Phnom Penh, far calmer elsewhere — a local risk, not a national one.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Cambodia
Mobility in Cambodia needs more planning across its cities.
Cambodia's 1.6/5 mobility score (across 2 scored cities).
Across 2 cities, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Cambodia
Culture in Cambodia runs middling overall across its cities.
Cambodia's 3.0/5 culture score (across 2 scored cities).
Across 2 cities, cultural life stays broadly present — no single city stands far apart.
1992UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Ancient civilization
2008UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Artistic masterpiece
2017UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Ancient civilization
2023UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Architectural landmark
2025UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Living heritage
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Cambodia
Phnom Penh International Airport is Cambodia's busiest gateway.
2 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Cambodia
Cambodia's passport ranks #84 worldwide — 50 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #8450 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1435.8% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #135174 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Cambodia
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Cambodia live, it's typically 21° to 41° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~254 days a year in Kratié.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Cambodia
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Cambodia.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →