Retire In CAMBODIA Not in THAILAND - The reasons

I live in Jomtien, Thailand for less than 1k USD per month. My condo The Gallery, is only is only $195 a month, pool, gym, sauna, 2 blocks from beach/beach road, open air market, night market and 100s of bars and ladies.

I'm visiting both. When I retire I'm gonna move around a bit 6 months here 6 months there. Cambodia and Thailand are top on my list 👌

Great video but I prefer Thailand. Better, more reliable infrastructure, great prices on the stuff I need. I don't drink, smoke or have a sex addiction. Buying a condo on jomtien for under 40k so I don't have to worry about rent. 1000$ usd a month in jomtien leaves plenty for a gym membership, a few "massages" a month and a great simple life.

I'm not near retirement age but the terrible healthcare system alone would scare me from retiring in Cambodia. The people there just aren't as well educated as Thai. Lots of misdiagnosis even at the high end hospitals. All wealthy Khmer folks go to Thailand for healthcare for a reason! Now i will say Cambodia does have a special quality to it especially if you love to explore untouched places. But that's slowly changing too because of Chinese investment. What makes Thailand great is the diversity of investment across all sectors of their economy. Any development in Cambodia today is coming soley from the Chinese. Once beautiful get aways like Sihounikville have become a dump and other places are bound to follow. My advice would be visit Cambodia but live in Thailand.

It would be nice if more people moved to Cambodia. Thailand would be so much nicer if it become less crowded and less commercialized.

I am a couple years away from full retirement and loving finding new channels from wise folk around the world. Loved this video! Thank you so much and I appreciate your insight. I will keep an eye on your channel - thank you 🙂

Once you have your visa deposit requirement met, outside of the main population centers and tourists spots you can live comfortably on $1,000 in Thailand too, and the infrastructure and medical care is far better than in Cambodia. Rent, water, electricity and internet can be done for $250-$300 per month, one-dish nutritious meals about $200/mnth, which leaves about $500 for the miscellaneous. An unlimited 30mbs data with tethering (60 minutes of calls/mnth) simcard can be had for $5/month (paid annually) and can be used in lieu of the apartment internet. You can even find decent $200-$250 monthly hotel rooms in Pattaya/Hua Hin (internet included) if that's your taste. I would recommend having $1,500 per month available, but you don't necessarily need all of it, depending upon your lifestyle of course.

Cambodia is cheaper but the quality you'll get in Thailand is unmatched. Traveling throughout Cambodia actually got really expensive due to lack of infrastructure. It might take a whole day to reach your destination at much higher cost than Thailand. When i lived in Cambodia i would fly to Thailand for less money than driving from Battambang to Phnom Penh in a private taxi. That's ridiculous. Hotel quality has suffered in Cambodia too. For 20$ you'll get a old dusty room whereas in Thai they have some good options for budget rooms. 100$ room in Cambodia will get you great quality room but in Thai it's going to be outstanding. So yeah definitely cheaper, but when you consider quality your not actually winning by going to Cambodia.

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I can easily live in Bangkok or Pattaya on $1000 a month I don't find Cambodia any cheaper but it is a lot filthier and the infrastructure is not nearly as good.The shopping centers are way better in Bangkok. I don't drink alcohol and can easily drink canned or bottled coffee and can cook quite well. I am not really a bar person. I would rather be with a non-bar girl in a restaurant, shopping mall or my home I find many locations in Bangkok or Pattaya are 99% walkable. Bottom line, I much prefer Thailand and for me, the difference in spending is negligible.

I've lived in both countries. Five years in Phnom Penh. Seven here in Chiangmai. I can't even begin to list the many reasons why I'd never live in Cambodia again - I'd need to write a book. There are so many outdated cliches about Cambodia being quoted in the comments here. Presumably by people who've never been there or have visited briefly as a tourist. Cambodia is cheaper than Thailand ? Complete and utter BS. Try renting a property in Phnom Penh. The greedy Chinese who own the country seem to think its Paris, not the third-world dump it actually is.

Well said and quite accurate.

The one major thing that put me off retiring Cambodia, is the poor quality of medical service

Well done. Very informative.

Thanks for the information. Happy New Year

You can get a retirement visa in Thailand, if your married to a Thai you need £10k in a Thai bank in your name, you can run a large house with internet/ TV, car and motor bike for £500/month. We live in Northern Thailand and I transfer £750/month from the UK and we save in a Thai bank after all our expenses including my son's school fees.....

Hello old chap. I've been retired in Pattaya since June 2018 and have recently begun to think about relocating to a different SE Asian country because of the abnormal strength of the Baht against the Pound, Dollar, Yen, Euro - you name it! However, the various prices you quoted for living outside of Central Phnom Penh are much higher than here in Pattaya. My rent for a good sized condo, with two large pools, shops, bars and restaurants onsite is 7,000 Baht a month, or USD202. Electricity is around 1,500 Baht or USD43.50. The water bill is neglible at 160 Baht, or USD4.60. Food and drink are as high or low as one wants it to be, depending on quality and appetite, so I won't make a comparison. The only advantage price-wise in Cambodia's favour that I see clearly is the visa. Thailand charges anything between USD600 and 700 a year, which I find offensive as I spend a lot of foreign currency here and I don't appreciate being rogered every January for the privilege. Still, on balance, I think Thailand wins hands down on affordability and for entertainment

Thank you. Great video.

That is very useful information, thank you for sharing sir.

Thanks for sharing your experience, very useful.