Hi! Thank you for watching, it's great to have you here. I finally got around to making this updated cost of living video - hope I didn't forget anything! Here are the chapters so that you can navigate to the different sections: Rent 1:36 Water 3:55 Electricity 4:35 Visa 5:57 Insurance 6:54 Phone 7:51 Moto 8:44 Daily living 9:06 TOTALS 10:39 Add startup costs 11:20 Add a moto 12:08 GRAND TOTALS 12:55
EB visa $300 But now it is not sufficient. You also need a work permit $300 And many other documents $50 ++ So the annual visa cost to stay in Cambodia as of 2023 is about $700
@@ForRiel Note that if you're not working , if you're retired living in Cambodia, an EB visa is not sufficient. You won't be allowed to stay in Cambodia with just an EB visa, you will be forced to also get a work permit. An agent will handle the paper works for a fee . Total cost would roughly be about $700
I live in Kampot and rent a 2 bedroom, double story villa about 1.5km up the river going toward Sabay beach, i have a lovely big balcony i love to sit on. My rent is around US$340 a month with electricity, water with a small charge for rubbish collection. I buy all my vegetables, fruit, meat and seafood from the great market here.
That sounds absolutely ideal! Jeremy and I really enjoyed our time living in Kampot but there were a few things about it that we found a little frustrating. It is certainly the place for magical sunsets, though. Thanks for watching.
Hello to you both. I am retiring to Cambodia late this year, but have been researching for a couple years. I found your RUclips channel, and have watched many of your videos. Not only are they helpful and amazingly informative, but very professionally done. I wanted to thank you in advance for helping me with my much anticipated move. Thank you! Michael from the USA.
I leave the us in a week for Thailand for 11 days then to Siem reap. Thinking of moving to Siem reap. I have a monthly income of a little over 1100 usd a month after other expenses I have. According to your calculations I could live really comfortably. I got my first month accommodation from a previous video of yours. Secret garden homestay. Keep up the great videos
Thank you for this information. I know Cambodia fairly well and totally agree with these numbers. What I really appreciate about your compilation is that you include health insurance.
5:30 ... Sorry to interrupt BUT ... don't worry about ceilings having much, if any, effect on your AC bill. If you're a baby boomer then you'll likely remember when supermarket freezers had no top on them. You reached into them and grabbed your ice cream with no door or lid to open. that's cause cold air falls and hot air rises. If your refrigerator at home had no top of any kind, you'd be shocked at how little effect this would be on your bill.
Good work, guys! You managed to cover all the details & present it very clearly. Not everybody knows what a great value Cambodia (& all of Southeast Asia) can be.
I wish some people would have thr thoughts that you said. Recently, it was a costumer there I'm working talking crabs about cambodia of how poor the country is and very unsafe which she's never been out side united neither knows of where cambodia is located on the map 🙂
Thank you for another great video Claire. I have been in Cambodia and frankly cannot see my wife driving a car, or riding a motorbike in that traffic madness ...way too stressful or dangerous! I am sure that there must be others in our situation. Love to read on how they get around to shop and sightsee? When in Siem Reap I used the Tuk Tuks which I found incredibly efficient, value for money, and great to see the world go by without a worry ...used the motorbike-taxi service once and needed a few Valiums to recover from the experience!
It's very easy to get around using a ride share app such as Grab or PassApp. You can choose whether you want a big, traditional tuk tuk or a smaller 3-wheel one. Very cheap at around $1 for the average journey in town.
Thank you so much for the relocation summary. !!!! You really broke in down very well. ❤❤❤❤❤love to you guys. Oh yes love your news reports on the motorbike.
One of the best quick informative video for cost of living in Cambodia . Smartly and professionally done , greatly appreciated . Just as a note , you’ve sounded like those airlines cabin attendant making announcements , meaningful information, zero bullshit . Thank you so much!!!
I really appreciate all the videos you do. This one was very helpful because it allows me to start planning for when I retire and the plan is to retire jn Cambodia
Thank you very much vert for a very detailed video with real life on the ground cost and expenses. This is the kind of information that is very helpful to me for sure and I am sure it also is very helpful for others. Your videos are always very informative and fun. Thank you again.
Thanks so much for the excellent & detailed video. I'm seriously thinking about moving to Siem Reap with my teenage daughter in a couple of months. We have been living in Bali for the past 2 years & I've met quite a few people recently who have had amazing things to say about Cambodia. This was a super helpful place to start my research. I'm sure I'll probably go through all of the rest of your videos now...lol! 😁
Are you feeling like it's time to move on from Bali? Cambodia is great and we love it here, but it isn't for everyone. I'd suggest coming for a visit if you can first. 🍍🙏😁
I've lived in Bali for 6.5 yrs all together but it's become so busy, overbuilt & overpriced. The vibe has changed so much & it's really hard to meet people and build community. Cambodia is looking like it's much more our speed. Also, the visa situation in Bali is constantly changing and it's a really expensive visa if you want to stay longer. What is the long term expat community like there?
Great budget breakdown. Happens to nicely complement a recent one done by @andrew Taylor for KL and Penang. Also a great contrast to the one done by Dave - for living on the smell of an oily rag. Keep up the great work - Mark and Kim
As it happens, we met up with Andrew Taylor in KL last week! Lovely guy. He's going to interview us next time we are there. Small world, it is. Thanks so much for watching.
I've been watching your channel for a while in quiet admiration. What great work that you are doing in every regard. Cool, funny, informative, enlightening! Thank you so much for your efforts, you are doing great work! "Add your light to the sum of light" 🙂
Thank you so much, Alan, that's very kind of you to say. We try to be honest in the things we do without taking ourselves too seriously. Best wishes to you.
Thanks for this helpful breakdown of costs. I have been investigating the cost of health insurance and found that it is very expensive for people over 60. The cheapest I have found so far is just over $200 per month with a deductible amount of $500 per year. This is for hospital and medevac only. The company you mentioned does not insure people over 60.
Yeah unfortunately it gets very expensive for anyone over 60. You just have way up the risk factor, and maybe have a self insurance fund. Plus maybe factor in 6 monthly major check ups in Malaysia or Thailand. Healthcare is improving so hopefully the coverage cost will go down.
Very informative. Your detail is spot on for what I'm trying to research out regrading the actual costs of this area. Will be there Tuesday to scout out possible homes. Thanks for all the info.
Good video guys, and yeah we need Aircon but going to by a fan next week. Very happy where we are with a pool being built for $200 for our detached unit 😊
Yes, we like the air con at night for sleeping. I think the quality of sleep you get with air con justifies the cost! Your apartment sounds great. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
I hate The Stereotype but I'm quite pleased this woman is a teacher she looks like a teacher she sounds like a teacher like this is what you expect like they say stereotype but very nice easy-to-follow video but go figure it's made by a teacher so. Excellent excellent video very helpful and straightforward and not an hour long
I think there're some places you should stay there like Battambang , Pailin it locate near Thai border which mountainous region with forest and beautiful waterfall.
We are planning to visit Battambang soon - we haven't been there since July 2019, so it will be good to see how it has changed. Thank you for watching.
Great video Claire thanks for the tip on insurance can be very hard to decide on a company not knowing how trustworthy they are in covering the costs if needed.
Well done on your video. Obviously you are a couple of youngish age 🙂 Perhaps a perspective from an old guy? 76+ years old, healthy, living alone in a modern fully serviced western style one bedroom apartment 3 minute walk to pub street. So no moto, use passapp as when required, but otherwise I like to walk(good cardio exercise) Have lived in Siem Reap since 2019 as well as Phnom Penh Before that. For the last couple of years I have used an app on my phone to record EVERYTHING I spend. So I can tell you what I spent on Potatoes 3 months ago 🙂 Rent was cheap after covid but is slowly on the rise as more people come back to live in SR. My $200 a month apartment is part of a newish (I was first tenant in Feb 2019) 12 unit block and as units become available prices are going up. I suspect my $200 a month will head to $300 if/when I vacate. Electricity costs is a piece of string question. As you know April is the hot month. Whereas my dry season electric is around $30-35 a month I suspect Aprils bill will be closer to $60. Insurance-Health Insurance is a biggy for us oldies. While Doctors visits and medication is cheap. Going to a modern hospital is eye wateringly expensive if you don't have medical insurance. Think $1400 USD a day for intensive care, and that's just the basics. ie no medications. Personally I find it cheaper to fly home to NZ every 12 months and take out travel insurance via my Automobile Association(AA) for 12 months. Much cheaper even including airfares than trying to get anything here or internationally. Especially once over 70 when most companies dont issue policies. Eating. As I get older my food intake has reduced, I only eat twice a day....I cook breakfast each day(Full English bacon eggs etc etc) my main meal. If I eat out by myself $2-$4 is plenty.(I eat Asian food). I am old school and enjoy a beer or 2 or 3 or ? every evening. Lots of calories and water there. I love going to local markets and only go to supermarkets for things I cant buy at local market...Currently that is Baked Beans! In Summary, My NZ Pension provides me with a very pleasant life style, including monthly? trips to Phnom Penh or the occasional trip to Thailand or Vietnam etc. If I wasn't a social gadabout (read in to that what you will) I could easily live a more miserable life, haha, for around $800 or less. $1500 a month gives me a full and entertaining lifestyle.
such a good video, highly informative, I am deciding between The Philippines and Cambodia for retirement, knowing these numbers certainly helps a lot with the decision. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you found it useful. I hope you can arrive at a decision soon - if you have the funds, the best way is to visit both and stay for a month or so. Thank you for watching!
Great information Claire. Thank you so much. Some of these things I already knew from living there in Siem Reap before. But seeing new information from a different perspective is always welcome and useful. I’m afraid that at my age now, ( 72 later this year). And pre-existing conditions….quadruple cardiac artery bypass…. That any insurance I might find would cost so much, that I would have to be independently wealthy. I may have to just do without health insurance. I AM covered for six months out of country by my Greenshield from my previous 30 years with my employer. Excellent coverage. But after six months, or 180 days…..I would be on my own. Thank you Claire and Jeremy. Best wishes to you both. 👏🏼🙏🏼☸️🙂🌴🌴🌴✈️
I think if you have some funds behind you, it's almost like self-insurance. It really does become more difficult with age and pre-existing issues, but in some ways, those two factors make a person more determined to get the most out of whatever time they have. I guess you have to weigh up the risk vs the reward. All the best. 😊
Thank you for this very interesting video, living in Siem Reap.. Living in Siem reap, those numbers are a good representation of the living cost.. thank you for sharing ..
@@ForRiel Yes, but your numbers give a good idea of the monthly costs (some will have more beer costs, others more rental costs like me, but it is a choice.... i didn't see the work permit cost? (yearly)
Thanks for sharing the detailed cost, I’ve been living in Chiang Mai since June 2022, Plan on visiting Siem Reap within the next month to visit and see if I may want to move there. Your cost of living will be helpful in me making a decision
🎉🎉🎉🎉 my husband & I have been between Malaysia & Cambodia. We are so happy to have found your channel!! You explain things so calmly & clearly unlike other videos on RUclips. Thank you for your hard work with these videos! We have a lot of your videos to catch up on. 😊 would you mind sharing if Cambodia was always the choice to move to first ? Thank you
Wow, after watching 100s of videos, different countries, places to live, this has been the best presentation on cost of living by far. With that out, for travel, is it required to have return ticket to enter Cambodia, what is the closest airport to Siem Reap, and what would be the transportation cost, if known on your scale, what would be the better medical facility in Siem Reap? Thanks again, great work🎉
That's very kind of you to say! It is not required to have a return ticket to enter, but some airlines will try to enforce this at check in. It seems to depend on the passport you hold. Siem Reap has its own international airport, and Air Asia has flights from KL and BKK. If you fly with a low cost carrier, you can save a lot, but of course it depends where you are coming from. Angkor International Hospital is the most respected facility in Siem Reap but I have never used them.I hope this helps!
Very informative! I have been living in Bali for the last 4 years, but changes to the visa requirements are forcing me to consider elsewhere, and Siam Reap looks the ticket. I will research more of your videos
That's very kind of you! We don't have a cost of living video for Phnom Penh, but there is an apartment tour video from our place there. I think Ryan over at Itchy Feet (see description of this video for a link to his channel) has a very thorough cost of living video for Phnom Penh.
Hi Clare. Do you have other insurers that are, maybe, not as good as SafetyNet. Unfortunately, they don't offer cover if you are over 60 - which as retirees, we are.....
Amazing info and top quality presentation as usual, Claire! Haven't watched you in a while, as I decided on an education visa in Hua Hin since I last watched you during the big C19! But still thinking about Cambodia soon and appreciate your videos again :)
Nice! How's it going in Hua Hin? Cambodia is a great option now that travel has opened up again. It's very easy for us to fly to Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur these days, and it's getting cheaper, too.
Hi there, thanks for such an informative video. As far as transport goes I ride a bicycle everywhere here in bali. Is that a viable option in Siem Raap? Is it easy to hire one?
Thanks so much! Plenty of people opt for a bicycle rather than a moto and get around just fine. Siem Reap is quite small and it's flat, so no issues there. It does get very hot for a couple of months each year, but apart from that, you would be fine. Bicycles are very easy to hire and a basic one costs about $55 to buy.
Wonderful job (my dear) breaking it all down ! --- The extra 'rounding up' - throughout - really is a nice touch and gives enhanced perspective for a good life and actual likely costs. It allowed me to 'customize' (comfortably) further for my personal individualized anticipated budget. --- I'm allowing another $100 for heath insurance (at my age) &/or prescription drugs I'm on ? - Hopefully that will be enough ? - Not heard - anything - anywhere about drug costs for BP meds for example ? --- As a frugal old man (by myself) it looks like I'm very comfortably in a modest but 'comfortable' small studio - using the AC - as needed - and eating really well with my high BP under control - visiting other expats - for about $1100 - $1200 range per month - in Siem Reap ? - > If so - this will allow me to save a few hundred $ a month for any emergency's and maybe even travel some more. --- I was happy to hear about you living - "a great lifestyle" - and - I subscribed to see more of your videos !!!
Thanks so much for your kind words! Most medications are available in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh if not in Siem Reap, and can be easily shipped to you. Pharmacie de la Gare is particularly good - you can message them on WhatsApp and they will tell you if your medications are available and what the cost might be. There are also several very good pharmacies in Siem Reap. They don't work with prescriptions here - if the pharmacy can get it, they will sell it to you without any questions in most cases. I think your budget will be absolutely fine. It's nice to have a comfortable lifestyle here, and that little bit extra really goes a long way. All the best!
Can we buy the Chinese style e-bikes there. There are lots here in Luang Prabang and they are very popular. Electricity is super cheap here. We pay about 14$ Australian when we are running two air cons in an old style house! Some months we have paid just 8$AU
A really great video. What’s particularly useful is that you’ve painted the picture of a realistic lifestyle - a lot of similar vis have you living like a hermit! May I ask, are you guys on a Business visa or something else?
Thanks so much! Yes, we are not in Cambodia to live an austere life. We are here to have a great base for travel in the region. We keep our monthly costs pretty low so we have plenty left for travel.
Great video. Clear, concise & comprehensive. You start the video listing the very places I'm interested in. Do you need a motorbike in SIEM Reap? Public transportation, tuk tuks? How is the beach in Kep? The $40. a month place is good option for 1st month. A place to hang your hat for a month while scoping out the perfect place. No pressure. Get comfortable for 30 days while leisurely checking out the prospects. Love gas stoves in Cambodia. I hate electric because you have to wait for heat & regulating is a problem+ if the power goes out you can still cook. Saw several of your videos; good work. I'll be checking you out Clair. 👍🇰🇭💸
Thanks so much for watching. You certainly don't need a motorbike, but having one opens up a whole world of experiences here. Having said that, a bicycle will get you most places around town. There are no buses or anything like that, but you can very easily get tuktuks for short distances. There are minivans going in pretty much every direction all the time, so you can easily travel to different provinces that way too.
I’m returning in 18 months and my SSA, is only going to be $2000,00 a month and that’s not enough to live on here in the states. So I’m looking to go to Asia and see what I can find.
Thanks for this well done .Maybe you've covered this elsewhere but I am wondering do you need insurance for driving a scooter and do you need a drivers license for a 50cc bike
I've lived in phnom penh for roughly a year in thr last 2 years, im coming to siem reap for 3 weeks this time, most visits have been a few days. I'm thinking of moving there long term my only issue was WiFi. Great video and has helped me want to make the move to Sr more 😅
The cost of living in SR is much lower than PP. The wifi here is no problem because your hotspot will cover you if the apartment wifi goes our briefly. There are also numerous cafes with strong wifi and generators. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much for the information on the living costs in Cambodia. It's so affordable to live over there than in USA. I really appreciate your video and thanks again. ❤😊
7:18 one hidden cost which can be difficult to quantify accurately is the higher probability of traffic accident due to poorer standard of infrastructure and/or lower standard of driving of other drivers. You are far less likely to be injured in a four wheeled vehicle in a first world country. [road deaths per 100,000 motor vehicle per year: Cambodia 107, Australia 7.4, that's 14.5x. Source Wikipedia / WHO / OECD] Other factors to consider could include intangibles such as having to deal with more corruption, lower standard of (emergency?) health care, consumer protection, heavier pollution, less comprehensive (reliable?) government services in general, etc. In a way the lower living cost is partially offset by less social goods. On the other hand you will probably be eating far less unhealthy ultra processed food, and you will live longer.
You're absolutely right and all of these factors come into play when deciding if Cambodia is the place you want to be. For us, the good vastly outweighs the bad, and we can't see that changing for the foreseeable future.
Just found your channel. Im 46 years old and from England. I'll be looking to semi retire in my mid 50s . And having been ro siem reap twice for holidays ,its place i could live easily. Your videos are really good and informative. Iv subscribe and im planning for my future. Keep up the good to you both .Colin
Good luck with it all, Colin. A word of unsolicited advice if I may... things are becoming increasingly unpredictable around the world and 9 years is a long time. If you have a real desire to be living in Southeast Asia, do it sooner rather than later.
@ForRiel Thanks for that. Definitely getting into into a plan for future, which I'll adapt as things are what you say are very unpredictable. Will defo doing Asia for holiday next year and having a week in Cambodia and a visit to siam reap again 😎
Electricity is more than $60 I have my own house in Kandal province about an hour outside Phnom Penh and have 3air cons only use 2 during night and fan when in during the day my bill is around $100 and water is around $40 a month
Well, our $60 is what we pay running one AC in a small room at 24/25 degrees every night. I suppose if you are running two, it would increase the bill quite a bit. Thanks for watching from Kandal province!
Very informative❤...the phone plan are super cheap , insurance super important. I would go down on the rent, no problem😊 I'm single. Hope for more information. Happy New Year
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Hi! Thank you for watching, it's great to have you here. I finally got around to making this updated cost of living video - hope I didn't forget anything! Here are the chapters so that you can navigate to the different sections:
Rent 1:36
Water 3:55
Electricity 4:35
Visa 5:57
Insurance 6:54
Phone 7:51
Moto 8:44
Daily living 9:06
TOTALS 10:39
Add startup costs 11:20
Add a moto 12:08
GRAND TOTALS 12:55
EB visa $300
But now it is not sufficient.
You also need a work permit $300
And many other documents $50 ++
So the annual visa cost to stay in Cambodia as of 2023 is about $700
@@dongshengdi773 I guess it depends whether your employer will pay for the work permit.
@@ForRiel Note that if you're not working , if you're retired living in Cambodia, an EB visa is not sufficient. You won't be allowed to stay in Cambodia with just an EB visa, you will be forced to also get a work permit. An agent will handle the paper works for a fee .
Total cost would roughly be about $700
Any air pollution issues from crop burning like Thailand has for a few months of the year?
Slightly, but nowhere near how it is in the north of Thailand.
I live in Kampot and rent a 2 bedroom, double story villa about 1.5km up the river going toward Sabay beach, i have a lovely big balcony i love to sit on. My rent is around US$340 a month with electricity, water with a small charge for rubbish collection.
I buy all my vegetables, fruit, meat and seafood from the great market here.
That sounds absolutely ideal! Jeremy and I really enjoyed our time living in Kampot but there were a few things about it that we found a little frustrating. It is certainly the place for magical sunsets, though. Thanks for watching.
Could you elaborate?!
@@kris13iam what would you like me to elaborate on?
Sorry, meant for Claire 😅
@@ForRielcould you elaborate a bit on Kampot?
Hello to you both. I am retiring to Cambodia late this year, but have been researching for a couple years. I found your RUclips channel, and have watched many of your videos. Not only are they helpful and amazingly informative, but very professionally done. I wanted to thank you in advance for helping me with my much anticipated move. Thank you! Michael from the USA.
That's wonderful to hear, Michael, and we appreciate your kind words. Good luck with the retirement planning! 😊🥳🙏🍺
I leave the us in a week for Thailand for 11 days then to Siem reap. Thinking of moving to Siem reap. I have a monthly income of a little over 1100 usd a month after other expenses I have. According to your calculations I could live really comfortably. I got my first month accommodation from a previous video of yours. Secret garden homestay. Keep up the great videos
It's fantastic that you are making the move be sure to make contact.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Hey Great🙏how is it going? Did you take any private healthcare insurance? Thanks in advance for any reply😊
Thank you for this information. I know Cambodia fairly well and totally agree with these numbers. What I really appreciate about your compilation is that you include health insurance.
Thanks so much, Gery. We wouldn't be in Cambodia without health insurance. For us, it's a necessity, for others it's a luxury that they can't afford.
Wow’s pretty amazing life style there, in a future I will be retiring in Cambodia.
Fantastic 😍😊 see you soon!
I’m a young adult Cambodian but I always check your videos so I can plan out my lifestyle here 😂
That's so great to hear. Thank you for watching!
Love it❤
5:30 ... Sorry to interrupt BUT ... don't worry about ceilings having much, if any, effect on your AC bill. If you're a baby boomer then you'll likely remember when supermarket freezers had no top on them. You reached into them and grabbed your ice cream with no door or lid to open. that's cause cold air falls and hot air rises. If your refrigerator at home had no top of any kind, you'd be shocked at how little effect this would be on your bill.
Thanks for sharing. The cost of electricity is very high here, so it's good to know.
Good work, guys! You managed to cover all the details & present it very clearly. Not everybody knows what a great value Cambodia (& all of
Southeast Asia) can be.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching, Anthony!
I wish some people would have thr thoughts that you said. Recently, it was a costumer there I'm working talking crabs about cambodia of how poor the country is and very unsafe which she's never been out side united neither knows of where cambodia is located on the map 🙂
Hi Claire & Jeremy. Great breakdown Claire. Cheers for making the time.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Thank you for another great video Claire.
I have been in Cambodia and frankly cannot see my wife driving a car, or riding a motorbike in that traffic madness ...way too stressful or dangerous! I am sure that there must be others in our situation. Love to read on how they get around to shop and sightsee?
When in Siem Reap I used the Tuk Tuks which I found incredibly efficient, value for money, and great to see the world go by without a worry ...used the motorbike-taxi service once and needed a few Valiums to recover from the experience!
It's very easy to get around using a ride share app such as Grab or PassApp. You can choose whether you want a big, traditional tuk tuk or a smaller 3-wheel one. Very cheap at around $1 for the average journey in town.
Thanks for such a well-structured, straight to the point video!
No problem at all 😃😃
All good information,great help for many..
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Thank you so much for the relocation summary. !!!!
You really broke in down very well.
❤❤❤❤❤love to you guys. Oh yes love your news reports on the motorbike.
Thanks so much 🙏 💓. It's actually great to track your budget to see how much and where you spend your money.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Thank you; Very useful for people like me who plan to retire in southeast asia
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
One of the best quick informative video for cost of living in Cambodia . Smartly and professionally done , greatly appreciated . Just as a note , you’ve sounded like those airlines cabin attendant making announcements , meaningful information, zero bullshit . Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much for the lovely comments! I'm really pleased you found the video helpful.
The best imparting of facts on living in a country I’ve ever come across.
Kudos
Mark, that is very kind of you! Thanks for watching.
Thank you again Claire! You do a great break down on costs. I hope I can meet you someday in Siem Reap. Take care!
Thanks so much, Robert. It would be great to see you in Siem Reap.
the best information , thanks Claire and Jeremy
Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching! 💰🙂🙏
Really good budget breakdown! Looking forward to the apartment tour video. 😊
It won't be a long one as it's super small, but we may do a before and after Vlog as we are going to give it a makeover.
Thank you !! I was wondering how much to bring !! I was thinking somewhere about 3k so I was right there!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Very informative and well-researched. Great work!
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Very informative video, great work Claire and Jeremy. Maybe do a video on vehicle options? Renting vs buying, engine size, used vs new, etc etc.
Thanks so much, James. We could to a video on motos for sure!
Hi Claire and Jeremy, nicely done! Great work thank you.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
I really appreciate all the videos you do. This one was very helpful because it allows me to start planning for when I retire and the plan is to retire jn Cambodia
Thank you, Buell! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Thank you = so informative! Hard work but the excellence shows in your video!!!❤❤❤
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Thanks for all that info, you provide the best cost of living videos for cambodia....well done and thanks again!
Glad you like them! Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you very much vert for a very detailed video with real life on the ground cost and expenses. This is the kind of information that is very helpful to me for sure and I am sure it also is very helpful for others. Your videos are always very informative and fun. Thank you again.
Thanks so much, Michael. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it. I'd been thinking about making it for a while and finally got around to it.
Thanks so much for the excellent & detailed video. I'm seriously thinking about moving to Siem Reap with my teenage daughter in a couple of months. We have been living in Bali for the past 2 years & I've met quite a few people recently who have had amazing things to say about Cambodia. This was a super helpful place to start my research. I'm sure I'll probably go through all of the rest of your videos now...lol! 😁
Are you feeling like it's time to move on from Bali? Cambodia is great and we love it here, but it isn't for everyone. I'd suggest coming for a visit if you can first. 🍍🙏😁
I've lived in Bali for 6.5 yrs all together but it's become so busy, overbuilt & overpriced. The vibe has changed so much & it's really hard to meet people and build community. Cambodia is looking like it's much more our speed. Also, the visa situation in Bali is constantly changing and it's a really expensive visa if you want to stay longer. What is the long term expat community like there?
Great budget breakdown. Happens to nicely complement a recent one done by @andrew Taylor for KL and Penang.
Also a great contrast to the one done by Dave - for living on the smell of an oily rag.
Keep up the great work - Mark and Kim
As it happens, we met up with Andrew Taylor in KL last week! Lovely guy. He's going to interview us next time we are there. Small world, it is. Thanks so much for watching.
@For Riel That's great. We plan to live in the same condo block in Penang as he did when we are there soon. Eventually plan to move to Siem Reap.....
So good we watched it again....
That makes it all worthwhile! Thank you so much.
I've been watching your channel for a while in quiet admiration. What great work that you are doing in every regard. Cool, funny, informative, enlightening! Thank you so much for your efforts, you are doing great work!
"Add your light to the sum of light"
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Thank you so much, Alan, that's very kind of you to say. We try to be honest in the things we do without taking ourselves too seriously. Best wishes to you.
Always a wealth of practical info. Thanks much.
Cheers, Bruce!
Thanks for this video, I need to apply this information to my budgeting style in about 2 months. This is a good baseline reference.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Five weeks and six days to go. The information is invaluable along with a great presentation. Thank you.
Yay, counting the days, I bet! Wonderful to have this adventure just around the corner.
One of , if not the best, in-depth video I have seen on the subjects you covered . Kudos
Thanks so much, they do take a long time to do so thanks for watching and commenting 😇
A+ Info really enjoyed it and was very helpful. Shalom.
Glad it was helpful, and thanks so much for watching!
Excellent video! Thank you!!!
Cheers Frederick! 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Really enjoyed your video. The most informative I have seen for information on staying for a few months in any country. Thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Good job! Very thorough and useful video. Went to Siem Reap about 15 years ago. Enjoyed it a lot. Thinking about spending some time there again.
Thanks so much for watching. The living is good and easy in Siem Reap.
Excellent video Claire! I'd say you hit the single living cost spot-on! Well done, thanks for sharing with us. 😎🙏
Thanks so much for watching, Ed! Glad you agree about the cost for a single person.
Thank you for your well detailed and informative videos. Much appreciated. I am heading there in June after a five year hiatus
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Very helpful. With that information, I have a lot more confidence for Cambodia being a viable choice.
Glad to hear it. Cambodia is a great place.
Thank you for your effort here. It’s really helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Appreciate you watching!😊
Thanks for the information, I appreciate your time putting it together
Thanks so much for watching!
Nicely done. Thanks again
Thanks 😊
What an awesome presentation, thank you for the detailed info
Thanks for watching, and I'm happy it was helpful.
What a great video! Really covers what people can reasonably expect.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate the positivity. 😁
Thanks for this helpful breakdown of costs. I have been investigating the cost of health insurance and found that it is very expensive for people over 60. The cheapest I have found so far is just over $200 per month with a deductible amount of $500 per year. This is for hospital and medevac only. The company you mentioned does not insure people over 60.
Yeah unfortunately it gets very expensive for anyone over 60. You just have way up the risk factor, and maybe have a self insurance fund.
Plus maybe factor in 6 monthly major check ups in Malaysia or Thailand. Healthcare is improving so hopefully the coverage cost will go down.
Very informative. Your detail is spot on for what I'm trying to research out regrading the actual costs of this area. Will be there Tuesday to scout out possible homes. Thanks for all the info.
Nice one, John! Thanks so much for watching.
Welcome back to Cambodia. I love your video and thanks for staying in our country.
Thank you so much! 🥳🇰🇭🎉
These numbers are nice to know. Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the great info!
We will have a 2024/2025 coming out soon 😎
Good video guys, and yeah we need Aircon but going to by a fan next week. Very happy where we are with a pool being built for $200 for our detached unit 😊
Yes, we like the air con at night for sleeping. I think the quality of sleep you get with air con justifies the cost! Your apartment sounds great. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Hi. Can you share where.
I hate The Stereotype but I'm quite pleased this woman is a teacher she looks like a teacher she sounds like a teacher like this is what you expect like they say stereotype but very nice easy-to-follow video but go figure it's made by a teacher so. Excellent excellent video very helpful and straightforward and not an hour long
That's very kind of you! Appreciate you watching. 🎉🇰🇭🙏😁
I think there're some places you should stay there like Battambang , Pailin it locate near Thai border which mountainous region with forest and beautiful waterfall.
We are planning to visit Battambang soon - we haven't been there since July 2019, so it will be good to see how it has changed. Thank you for watching.
Great video Claire thanks for the tip on insurance can be very hard to decide on a company not knowing how trustworthy they are in covering the costs if needed.
Thanks so much for watching, Graham! I was glad to find that insurance so that we could stop looking - not my favourite thing to do. :)
Thank You for the invaluable information.
Appreciate you watching!
Great information! Thankyou somuch. I have plans to go there
Most welcome 😊
Gday mate. Exellent vids n' very informative. Thank you
Cheers, mate! Glad you liked it. 😁🙏🎉🎯🍺
Thank you for the informative content!
Thanks so much for watching!
Well done on your video.
Obviously you are a couple of youngish age 🙂
Perhaps a perspective from an old guy?
76+ years old, healthy, living alone in a modern fully serviced western style one bedroom apartment 3 minute walk to pub street.
So no moto, use passapp as when required, but otherwise I like to walk(good cardio exercise)
Have lived in Siem Reap since 2019 as well as Phnom Penh Before that.
For the last couple of years I have used an app on my phone to record EVERYTHING I spend.
So I can tell you what I spent on Potatoes 3 months ago 🙂
Rent was cheap after covid but is slowly on the rise as more people come back to live in SR.
My $200 a month apartment is part of a newish (I was first tenant in Feb 2019) 12 unit block and as units become available prices are going up. I suspect my $200 a month will head to $300 if/when I vacate.
Electricity costs is a piece of string question. As you know April is the hot month.
Whereas my dry season electric is around $30-35 a month I suspect Aprils bill will be closer to $60.
Insurance-Health Insurance is a biggy for us oldies.
While Doctors visits and medication is cheap. Going to a modern hospital is eye wateringly expensive if you don't have medical insurance. Think $1400 USD a day for intensive care, and that's just the basics. ie no medications.
Personally I find it cheaper to fly home to NZ every 12 months and take out travel insurance via my Automobile Association(AA) for 12 months. Much cheaper even including airfares than trying to get anything here or internationally.
Especially once over 70 when most companies dont issue policies.
Eating. As I get older my food intake has reduced, I only eat twice a day....I cook breakfast each day(Full English bacon eggs etc etc) my main meal. If I eat out by myself $2-$4 is plenty.(I eat Asian food). I am old school and enjoy a beer or 2 or 3 or ? every evening.
Lots of calories and water there.
I love going to local markets and only go to supermarkets for things I cant buy at local market...Currently that is Baked Beans!
In Summary, My NZ Pension provides me with a very pleasant life style, including monthly? trips to Phnom Penh or the occasional trip to Thailand or Vietnam etc. If I wasn't a social gadabout (read in to that what you will) I could easily live a more miserable life, haha, for around $800 or less. $1500 a month gives me a full and entertaining lifestyle.
Thanks much for your cost of living, I really like the yearly travel insurance trick may have to give that a go.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
such a good video, highly informative, I am deciding between The Philippines and Cambodia for retirement, knowing these numbers certainly helps a lot with the decision. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you found it useful. I hope you can arrive at a decision soon - if you have the funds, the best way is to visit both and stay for a month or so. Thank you for watching!
Great Video, very informative.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Great information Claire. Thank you so much. Some of these things I already knew from living there in Siem Reap before. But seeing new information from a different perspective is always welcome and useful.
I’m afraid that at my age now, ( 72 later this year). And pre-existing conditions….quadruple cardiac artery bypass…. That any insurance I might find would cost so much, that I would have to be independently wealthy.
I may have to just do without health insurance. I AM covered for six months out of country by my Greenshield from my previous 30 years with my employer. Excellent coverage. But after six months, or 180 days…..I would be on my own.
Thank you Claire and Jeremy. Best wishes to you both. 👏🏼🙏🏼☸️🙂🌴🌴🌴✈️
I think if you have some funds behind you, it's almost like self-insurance. It really does become more difficult with age and pre-existing issues, but in some ways, those two factors make a person more determined to get the most out of whatever time they have. I guess you have to weigh up the risk vs the reward. All the best. 😊
Thank you for this very interesting video, living in Siem Reap.. Living in Siem reap, those numbers are a good representation of the living cost.. thank you for sharing ..
Cost of living is extremely hard to judge, but we think that's a good amount to live comfortably here.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
@@ForRiel Yes, but your numbers give a good idea of the monthly costs (some will have more beer costs, others more rental costs like me, but it is a choice.... i didn't see the work permit cost? (yearly)
I also live in Siem Reap. Your videos are marvelous.
Thanks so much! Let's have a 🍺 one day.
Thanks for sharing the detailed cost, I’ve been living in Chiang Mai since June 2022, Plan on visiting Siem Reap within the next month to visit and see if I may want to move there. Your cost of living will be helpful in me making a decision
That's great, thanks for watching. There are a lot of parallels between Chiang Mai and Siem Reap, so you will prove it here!
Excellent. Very informative. I'm missing Cambodia already.
Yes, it has a way of drawing you back in! Thanks for watching. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
🎉🎉🎉🎉 my husband & I have been between Malaysia & Cambodia. We are so happy to have found your channel!! You explain things so calmly & clearly unlike other videos on RUclips. Thank you for your hard work with these videos! We have a lot of your videos to catch up on. 😊 would you mind sharing if Cambodia was always the choice to move to first ? Thank you
Awesome! Thank you! We had 4 countries we were looking at Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam or Taiwan.
Thanks very much , very informative
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Thank you for sharing this information.. (Very helpful) I'm definitely thinking of moving to the kingdom in the near future 👍🏾🇰🇭🛴🦽🦼🛵
Wonderful! Will be great to see you back in the Kingdom soon. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Wow, after watching 100s of videos, different countries, places to live, this has been the best presentation on cost of living by far. With that out, for travel, is it required to have return ticket to enter Cambodia, what is the closest airport to Siem Reap, and what would be the transportation cost, if known on your scale, what would be the better medical facility in Siem Reap? Thanks again, great work🎉
That's very kind of you to say! It is not required to have a return ticket to enter, but some airlines will try to enforce this at check in. It seems to depend on the passport you hold. Siem Reap has its own international airport, and Air Asia has flights from KL and BKK. If you fly with a low cost carrier, you can save a lot, but of course it depends where you are coming from. Angkor International Hospital is the most respected facility in Siem Reap but I have never used them.I hope this helps!
Very informative! I have been living in Bali for the last 4 years, but changes to the visa requirements are forcing me to consider elsewhere, and Siam Reap looks the ticket. I will research more of your videos
Interesting. We know about the changes to the tax rules in Thailand but didn't know the visa situation was changing in Indonesia.
Thanks for your time and efforts.
You're welcome, Mike.
What a fantastic video! Very informative and a great personality/ presentation. Do you have a similar video for Phnom Penh?
That's very kind of you! We don't have a cost of living video for Phnom Penh, but there is an apartment tour video from our place there. I think Ryan over at Itchy Feet (see description of this video for a link to his channel) has a very thorough cost of living video for Phnom Penh.
@@ForRiel thanks so much - I appreciate that 🙏🏻
Arriving in SR next month. Great info. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! See you in SR!
Thankyou this is such great information!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Clare. Do you have other insurers that are, maybe, not as good as SafetyNet. Unfortunately, they don't offer cover if you are over 60 - which as retirees, we are.....
You might need to use a broker in that case. Try Infinity Insurance in Phnom Penh. I know the guy that works for them has policies up to 74-75.
@@ForRiel thankyou
Amazing info and top quality presentation as usual, Claire! Haven't watched you in a while, as I decided on an education visa in Hua Hin since I last watched you during the big C19! But still thinking about Cambodia soon and appreciate your videos again :)
Nice! How's it going in Hua Hin? Cambodia is a great option now that travel has opened up again. It's very easy for us to fly to Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur these days, and it's getting cheaper, too.
Hi there, thanks for such an informative video. As far as transport goes I ride a bicycle everywhere here in bali. Is that a viable option in Siem Raap? Is it easy to hire one?
Thanks so much! Plenty of people opt for a bicycle rather than a moto and get around just fine. Siem Reap is quite small and it's flat, so no issues there. It does get very hot for a couple of months each year, but apart from that, you would be fine. Bicycles are very easy to hire and a basic one costs about $55 to buy.
Great overview, thank you!
After not being there for 3 years, good to know that it's still extremely cheap. Wish I could work remotely from Cambodia.
Yes, the value is still amazingly good. I’m pleased you found the video useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Wonderful job (my dear) breaking it all down ! --- The extra 'rounding up' - throughout - really is a nice touch and gives enhanced perspective for a good life and actual likely costs. It allowed me to 'customize' (comfortably) further for my personal individualized anticipated budget. --- I'm allowing another $100 for heath insurance (at my age) &/or prescription drugs I'm on ? - Hopefully that will be enough ? - Not heard - anything - anywhere about drug costs for BP meds for example ? --- As a frugal old man (by myself) it looks like I'm very comfortably in a modest but 'comfortable' small studio - using the AC - as needed - and eating really well with my high BP under control - visiting other expats - for about $1100 - $1200 range per month - in Siem Reap ? - > If so - this will allow me to save a few hundred $ a month for any emergency's and maybe even travel some more. --- I was happy to hear about you living - "a great lifestyle" - and - I subscribed to see more of your videos !!!
Thanks so much for your kind words! Most medications are available in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh if not in Siem Reap, and can be easily shipped to you. Pharmacie de la Gare is particularly good - you can message them on WhatsApp and they will tell you if your medications are available and what the cost might be. There are also several very good pharmacies in Siem Reap. They don't work with prescriptions here - if the pharmacy can get it, they will sell it to you without any questions in most cases. I think your budget will be absolutely fine. It's nice to have a comfortable lifestyle here, and that little bit extra really goes a long way. All the best!
Can we buy the Chinese style e-bikes there. There are lots here in Luang Prabang and they are very popular. Electricity is super cheap here. We pay about 14$ Australian when we are running two air cons in an old style house! Some months we have paid just 8$AU
I think Cambodia buys power off Laos and Thailand so we pay a lot for electricity.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Very good video thx👍🙏
So nice of you 🥰
A really great video. What’s particularly useful is that you’ve painted the picture of a realistic lifestyle - a lot of similar vis have you living like a hermit!
May I ask, are you guys on a Business visa or something else?
Thanks so much! Yes, we are not in Cambodia to live an austere life. We are here to have a great base for travel in the region. We keep our monthly costs pretty low so we have plenty left for travel.
Great video. Clear, concise & comprehensive. You start the video listing the very places I'm interested in. Do you need a motorbike in SIEM Reap? Public transportation, tuk tuks? How is the beach in Kep? The $40. a month place is good option for 1st month. A place to hang your hat for a month while scoping out the perfect place. No pressure. Get comfortable for 30 days while leisurely checking out the prospects. Love gas stoves in Cambodia. I hate electric because you have to wait for heat & regulating is a problem+ if the power goes out you can still cook. Saw several of your videos; good work. I'll be checking you out Clair. 👍🇰🇭💸
Thanks so much for watching. You certainly don't need a motorbike, but having one opens up a whole world of experiences here. Having said that, a bicycle will get you most places around town. There are no buses or anything like that, but you can very easily get tuktuks for short distances. There are minivans going in pretty much every direction all the time, so you can easily travel to different provinces that way too.
@@ForRiel👍🇰🇭
I’m returning in 18 months and my SSA, is only going to be $2000,00 a month and that’s not enough to live on here in the states. So I’m looking to go to Asia and see what I can find.
You shouldn't have a problem on that amount here.
@@ForRiel thank you
Thanks for this well done .Maybe you've covered this elsewhere but I am wondering do you need insurance for driving a scooter and do you need a drivers license for a 50cc bike
Insurance for driving is optional. You can ride anything up to 125cc without a license. Thank you for watching. I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
I've lived in phnom penh for roughly a year in thr last 2 years, im coming to siem reap for 3 weeks this time, most visits have been a few days. I'm thinking of moving there long term my only issue was WiFi. Great video and has helped me want to make the move to Sr more 😅
The cost of living in SR is much lower than PP. The wifi here is no problem because your hotspot will cover you if the apartment wifi goes our briefly. There are also numerous cafes with strong wifi and generators. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much for the information on the living costs in Cambodia. It's so affordable to live over there than in USA. I really appreciate your video and thanks again. ❤😊
Glad it was helpful! Living here is very affordable 👌
This is wonderful, thank you so much.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Hello, apartment tour yes I'm reallllllllly interested as I will arrive soon in SR ( in june ) :)
Might be able to squeeze it in before then! 🙂🙏🛵🍭
7:18 one hidden cost which can be difficult to quantify accurately is the higher probability of traffic accident due to poorer standard of infrastructure and/or lower standard of driving of other drivers. You are far less likely to be injured in a four wheeled vehicle in a first world country. [road deaths per 100,000 motor vehicle per year: Cambodia 107, Australia 7.4, that's 14.5x. Source Wikipedia / WHO / OECD]
Other factors to consider could include intangibles such as having to deal with more corruption, lower standard of (emergency?) health care, consumer protection, heavier pollution, less comprehensive (reliable?) government services in general, etc.
In a way the lower living cost is partially offset by less social goods.
On the other hand you will probably be eating far less unhealthy ultra processed food, and you will live longer.
You're absolutely right and all of these factors come into play when deciding if Cambodia is the place you want to be. For us, the good vastly outweighs the bad, and we can't see that changing for the foreseeable future.
Just found your channel. Im 46 years old and from England. I'll be looking to semi retire in my mid 50s . And having been ro siem reap twice for holidays ,its place i could live easily. Your videos are really good and informative. Iv subscribe and im planning for my future. Keep up the good to you both .Colin
Good luck with it all, Colin. A word of unsolicited advice if I may... things are becoming increasingly unpredictable around the world and 9 years is a long time. If you have a real desire to be living in Southeast Asia, do it sooner rather than later.
@ForRiel Thanks for that. Definitely getting into into a plan for future, which I'll adapt as things are what you say are very unpredictable. Will defo doing Asia for holiday next year and having a week in Cambodia and a visit to siam reap again 😎
Electricity is more than $60 I have my own house in Kandal province about an hour outside Phnom Penh and have 3air cons only use 2 during night and fan when in during the day my bill is around $100 and water is around $40 a month
Well, our $60 is what we pay running one AC in a small room at 24/25 degrees every night. I suppose if you are running two, it would increase the bill quite a bit. Thanks for watching from Kandal province!
Wow, $40 for water. Do you run a fish farm? Our apartments with metered water has never been over $3🎉
Not bad $100.
Thanks for the information! I will contact you when travel there.
Thank you!
@@ForRiel maybe live there one day!
Thanks for the video , my plan is to come tocambodia and stay for 6 months .
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
This video is very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you! I’m pleased you found it useful. 🙏 🍺🌴🙂
Very informative❤...the phone plan are super cheap , insurance super important. I would go down on the rent, no problem😊 I'm single. Hope for more information. Happy New Year
Yes, you can pay a lot more or a lot less in rent because there's such a wide range of choice. Thanks for watching!
Is there a leasing company that you'd recommend?
Is there a leasing company that you'd recommend?