What Can $100 Get in CAMBODIA? | Siem Reap Travel Budget

Cambodia is famous for magnificent temples like Angkor Wat, and for being a cheap place to visit. But just how affordable is it? Let's explore what more or less touristy things cost in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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This video isn't just a list of things to do and costs - it's also a discussion about various topics and experiences around Siem Reap. Observations and spontaneous thoughts are mixed with practical information, in other words.
Some of the things covered in this video are:
- Why so many people use the US dollar instead of the Cambodian riel
- Airport transfer options
- Angkor Wat cost, including a full day remork driver
- Some quick notes about the nightlife in Siem Reap
- The cost of t-shirts, fish massage, ice cream rolls, and various foods and drinks
- Notes on food and the Pub Street in Siem Reap
- A friendly warning about dollar bill scams when you arrive
- The cost of accommodation, from simple rooms to private hotel rooms
- Massage costs, and other touristy activities
- Road 60 tour - a food tour of VERY unusual things to eat. Cockroaches, maggots, spiders, and even worse things...
- The cost of riding bumper cars at a faire
- And finally a price comparison between Siem Reap and Stockholm, Sweden
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[@srenroeum]

Thank you for you came to visit my peace and beautiful province ❤ Your video is amazing.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you for checking out the video - and Siem Reap was fantastic to visit! Beautiful, and such nice people

[@lvtravelworlddiscovery4477]

I have been there and in my opinion is it depends where you eat and stay. Your video is great giving tips and ideas for viewers!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

That's very true! I haven't explored Cambodia very much yet, so I'm sure there's a lot more variety. Cheers, and thanks a lot :D

[@Boddav]

Good coverage.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thanks a lot! :D

[@ChristopherGronlund]

I always love your, "How far does $100 go?" videos, and this was no exception. And...it seemed like a good amount of new footage, too! Insects and arachnids are things I've never eaten (or had any desire to try). I HAVE had sal de gusano (a salt from Mexico made with chilis and agave worms), and I liked that. Not something I'd make a dietary staple, though.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha yeah, this was basically a dump of random things I filmed while in Siem Reap, while I pretend that I actually count what you get for $100 :D I think that I could get used to bugs and stuff like that if it wasn't for the smell... I almost retched at the smell of it all there. It's really not my thing! I'll stick to fried rice thank you very much ^_^

[@ChristopherGronlund]

@@ThreeStarVagabond I can only imagine the smell. Even alive, some insects have a particular odor, and I can't see that improving with cooking or pickling...and I often say I'll eat anything as long as it's pickled. (I should probably be more careful about saying that 🤣)

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@ChristopherGronlund Pickled spider, coming right up! Nah, that one at least didn't smell. But the maggots and the cockroaches were quite nasty to have a whiff of ^^

[@talithagalle2908]

I'm going to Cambodia in november and I'm planning to travel around and stay in hotels as cheap as possible (as I don't want the luxury like I have at home), and I'm not a big eater when travelling anyway. Planning to take around $2000 with me, I think / hope that will be enough 😂

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

That should definitely be doable! Well, depending on how long the trip is of course :D But with some careful spending that money will go a long way in Cambodia!

[@KhmerFood_II]

Welcome to Cambodia Kingdom of Wonder, please enjoy with your trip and explore to get more knowledge relevant to Khmer temples, Cambodia have a lot wonderful temples so, can explore and enjoy ❤ keep in touch ❤

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you so much! It's a lovely country - and there's so much to discover :D

[@laserspewpew_7175]

I just got back from Denmark, Norway & Sweden so my wallet hurts! Eating out and beer was the big expense. So nice to see a $100 does go far elsewhere haha

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Yes! It's really expensive to go out in any of the countries up here :/ I'm getting a bit tired of having to sell a kidney every time I want to go to the pub. Good thing there are cheaper (and warmer) countries to visit...

[@laserspewpew_7175]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Haha After being in Norway and Denmark, Sweden seemed cheap by comparison and I was lucky with the weather I actually got sunburn in Copenhagen! and I live in bloody Australia.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@laserspewpew_7175 The Swedish crown has gone rock bottom so everyeone thinks it's cheap here these days! Sorta. Norwegians come here to laugh at their poor neighbors. But I wouldn't have guessed that you'd get sunburned up here, especially if you come from a place with proper sun!

[@frankkluz9787]

I'm an American who doesn't eat bugs. But it looks like there is plenty of good food there at very low prices compared to the US. -?- A nice overall retirement destination when considering visa ease and costs compared to most all other countries ! -- Some 20,000 expats are living there & many are retired. -- Strongly considering moving there for the weather (hate the cold - now that I'm old) and the very low cost of living. -- Thanks for the insight. Been watching everything I can about the place.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I think Cambodia would be a very good place to retire in. The food is good, the climate is great, and the people are nice. There is a fair bit of corruption and poverty - but it's still a great choice if one doesn't want to go for more common places like Thailand and the Philippines. I'd definitely consider it if I were in your position!

[@frankkluz9787]

@@ThreeStarVagabond > Ironically the Philippines '''was''' my #1 choice until I discovered Siem Reap - in particular - & - then looked closer at Cambodian visa costs & requirements ! (over 55) - - - WOW - - - Corruption & poverty are nearly everywhere you go - at least where I would consider ? Thailand's visa laws really suck. Malaysia & Kuala Lumpur might be my third choice to retire. They also speak much more English there than in Thailand. --- Siem Reap looks to be about perfect overall for my liking. Take care - 'live long and prosper' !

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@frankkluz9787 Interesting to hear that! I have a little while to go until I retire, but I'm already curious about where I might end up. Good points about all of those countries. Haha, live long and prosper indeed, and hope you'll end up in Siem Reap soon!

[@ColinAlexander_]

Just finished a month in Cambodia, loved it but found it much more expensive than this video (from five months ago)

[@ColinAlexander_]

They must have seen me coming 😅

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Oh man, that sucks! I don't think I looked around for particularly cheap places - but then again, I do tend to skip the "fancier" places so that might have given me a bias in the costs.

[@pkharper3525]

Wow 100 US dollars goes quite far, I thought the food was really cheap and the cost of beer was amazing it would be a struggle to stay sober.😂 Cambodia looked a lot cleaner than Vietnam. Well by the look of the water I wouldn’t be going swimming but they do have temples and beer so it just goes to prove the fact you can’t have everything. Thanks for the video and Stay Safe till next time

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I liked Cambodia, but it was actually a bit more expensive than Vietnam overall I think. Still, a lovely place, lots of temples...and yes...quite cheap booze :D This town in particular is very touristy due to Angkor, but I'd love to see more of Cambodia the next time I visit. Cheers, and have a great one yourself :D

[@jerrykearns6344]

"Cambodia looked a lot cleaner than Vietnam" One contributing factor: Vietnam population density is approximately 4x that of Cambodia.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@jerrykearns6344 That's a fair point! Vietnam really was full of people - in some places at least, but not everywhere.

[@ChanYa-ep8wh]

I live at Cambodia

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Lovely country!

[@Boddav]

I've gotten some good tattoos in Siem Reap.Sak Yant style , but not authentic Sak Yant.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Nice! I never got more than a single tattoo more than 20 years ago - but it's awesome when people do a lot of them

[@kevinrazban8906]

Is it possible to withdraw American dollars from the local ATM machines?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Good question! Most ATMs I saw only have local currency. And honestly, it seems like most people take Cambodial riel as currency these days too - they're trying to move away from the dependency of USD.

[@Aizen575]

In Cambodia, you can use both local currency Riel and Dollar.

[@sdfff7817]

👍👍😍😍😍

[@SocheatVlog]

❤❤❤❤

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

❤️❤️❤️😀

[@SocheatVlog]

@@ThreeStarVagabond 😄😄😄🙏

[@Gaizen82]

CambodJAAAAA

[@seans7228]

How was the nightlife in Siem Reap?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It was alright - plenty of places to party, but mostly touristy places aimed at (obviously) tourists. But I had some pretty early mornings so I took it pretty easy

[@oeunok8308]

🇰🇭❤❤❤❤❤you

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Naw, thank you! :D

[@leaymetten6829]

100 dollars in a day?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Well, not really in one day... I spread it out over three days I think...

[@Sugarcoated228]

im cambodian and 10 years old but i have an american accent lol

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha, nice work! I bet you watch a lot of american films and stuff

[@Sugarcoated228]

actually, i watch anime

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@Sugarcoated228 Even better! Anime is awesome

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

It’s a great place to visit, but super overpriced. $200 for a 3 tour around the area with the temples and $35 each way to and from the airport. Groceries are also insanely expensive when you take into consideration the purchasing power of the Cambodian people. I’d recommend going, but it’s one of those places that you visit once in your life and never return. It’s not Thailand and never will be, at least not while the current rulers are in power and tax tourists the way they do.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

What I did was to skip the tour and just bought a ticket, and I also talked to a driver about making a combination of airport transfer and full day Angkor the next day. That got the price down quite a bit. But yeah, they're definitely milking it!

[@heyha-asean1184]

Latest news: The world just acknowledged that Khmer or Cambodia did not build Angkor Wat. Who is Khom? The latest research done by Chiang Mai University in collaboration with an international research team has examined DNA samples from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and Cambodia, compared with DNA samples from ancient humans found in archaeological excavations of each country. Compared to the current ASEAN DNA As a result, Thailand is close to Vietnam, Laos, and Indonesia, but Burma and Cambodia are separated. People who lived during the Khom civilization are pedigree South Indian Mon which is not found in Cambodia This clearly indicates that Khmer is not Khom and Khom Warman was completely eradicated from the present Khmer faction, which had no Khmer ancestry. This coincides with the story of Nai Tang Wan (Mr.Sweet Melon, the slave master) Rebellion who established himself as a later king with the eradication of the Varman dynasty and theories. Diva Sarug Khmer according to the Sap Bak inscription was just a savage village recruited for slave labor. (China-Zhou Da Guang's record)

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Oh wow! That's really interesting - cheers for the news about that research

[@Boddav]

I read that Angkor Wat built by prisoners of war.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@Boddav Sounds pretty reasonable... Forced labor like that wasn't exactly uncommon back then I think...

[@Aizen575]

Who told you kid ? If you are Siam or tai just shut the fk up. You pretty like to deceive or talk bad about Cambodia, how rude of you n ur ppl are ? Learn to love other kid, btw your country just established in 13th century by invading Khmer or Cambodia, how dare r u ? To Channel owner: Apologies for commenting the rude word here Sir. I cannot stand for ppl who try to slander my country. Thank you

[@Aizen575]

Don’t try to deceive the truth kid from Yunan China, your country just established in 13th century by invading Khmer. Even your culture, most of temples in your country used to be under khmer who built it but unfortunately Siam or tai current is Thai used to be Brigands who flow from Southern China by invading Khmer empire and established as country in 13th century. It is truth history, if you don’t believe me just to do a research, there are many sources you can search for, even BBC, CNN due to published.

[@gs46]

Food better then the Philippines ha. You dnt know what to eat in Philippines. Learn how to talk so you know what you order food in the Philippines

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

What, you mean that I can't just take the cheapest thing I see on the menu and expect it to be the best dish ever? :D

[@davidkemp5798]

The Philippines has a reputation for terrible food, 99% of visitors would agree.