On hot days, and there are 365 of those every year, you’ll at least want to be able to drink cold water, so getting a room without a refrigerator is suicide. Being able to heat some water for coffee in the morning is also nice, so a hot water kettle is needed. Might as well get an apartment for $180 or $200 a month that has everything.
Thank you for reminding me about Facebook marketplace. I'm arriving next week and have already messaged several people about a place to stay for 5 months.
Hard to believe the essentials for living can be had that cheap - when compared to the US ! -- Thought of & would consider buying a 3 wheel tuk tuk for transportation ? Exploring the city and getting acquainted would be fun - and pay off in knowing where all the best deals are ! - - - A wonderful place that I think will be quite comfortable to retire. 👍 🙏 ✌ ❤ 🍻
Yes I do ! I already live here my expenses are only 400 $ at month, obviously not everyone can spend these! But I am good ,but I understand that not all people are good like me ! I am the best !!
Find your content very good. Im back home but stay in Thailand and I think I must make a change to Combodia. Great info and hope to get there next year. 😅
@@KB3TLEhi. Based on another cost of living vid that I've seen from a different vlogger (I watched their 2019 or 2020 vid & their 2024 vid) - that's not true. For that couple, their COL increased by 200 or 300 usd per month, I think. Still, their budget was below $1800 (2024) for a couple. Their apt didn't have a pool. (Usually those with pools are more pricey.) Both vids were based on living in Siem Reap.
@@KB3TLEyou're welcome. My source was the channel "For Riel" - Aussie couple living in Siem Reap. They have a 2024 COL vid and one from 2020. IIRC their 2024 budget was less than $1800 for the 2 of them. I don't think they live lavishly nor do they starve themselves. They don't have a pool though - an apt w/ pool usually costs more (depends on one's lifestyle). I know a US/ Filipina couple who live in PH. He said their budget is ~$1500/ month. They live in a 2nd tier city. Previously, they lived in BKK (TH) and their budget was $2000 or more. They cook most of the time & eat out once or 2x/ week.
I’m hoping much doesn’t change as I’m retiring in 4 years time and heading there, believe me I’m counting the days! 64th Birthday and I’m on that flight.. keep up the great videos, great information 👍
Yes I can. And having lived there, and having a Khmer wife, it is veeeeeeery tempting. We could rent out our home here in NZ and use the weekly income for a month's living in Siem Reap.... yeah....
Just found this vlog and find it valuable. I’m retiring and hope to visit in April to see how I like it. I was going to by a TSA guitar case for my guitar but just googled it and see that they have some nice music stores there. Unfortunately you must have Facebook to view them. I made some negative comments about Facebook when the Cambridge Analytica scandal was happing and evidently Zuckerberg took offense and I was banned. The funny thing was I didn’t make those comments on Facebook but on other sites. They must scan the web for dissenters. I would appreciate it if you could vlog at a music store if you go by one.
Good video sir....I'm arriving soon and I'm getting 900 dollars a month for my house in uk....so it sounds like I will just be ok.....well , happy I mean.
All well and dandy until your tenant decides not to pay rent or vacates and then you get void periods. If your property is worth say 310,000 I would instead sell. I would split the money and invest £275,000 of the net proceeds into dividend shares, a cash ISA and a fixed high interest bearing bank account leaving you £25,000 cash to cover two years initial living costs (replacing the £900 per month rental). This is on the presumption you have no mortgage on the rental property. £175,000 in shares with a dividend of 7% = interest earned £12,250pa. Cash ISA at 5% per annum on £20,000 = interest earned £1,000pa (tax free) £85,000 in a fixed bank account at 4%pa = interest earned £3,400pa Total annual income generated....£12,250 + £1,000 + £3,400 = £16,650 pa = £1387.50 per month.
My wife is a Thai lady and when I go there from Canada for the winter months from Canada we've always gone to Vietnam for a month. This year we are pondering somewhere else I want to go to Cambodia but she does not. I wish she would give me a good reason as to why not but she doesn't. I know Thailand and Cambodia had history but I thought that was a long time ago. Oh Well, happy wife happy life. Thanks for the info. Be well.
Tell your wife to stay with family in Thailand and you go to Cambodia for a month by yourself. It is good to be separated from each other now and again. My wife visits Singapore to visit family 2 months every year and I stay in Spain during the same 2 months on a golfing holiday with my brother. My wife and I have been married for 43 years.
@truckn I think it’s because there is so much negativity about Cambodia and Cambodians, and Thais have never gotten along well with them. Show them the real people of Cambodia and be open. In this world, there are both good and bad people. We just need to be open-minded.
@@truckn Sounds like she is selfish and doesn’t care about you ? I wouldn’t let my spouse or anyone tell me what to do or how to live my life ! Happy wife is to understand and care also ,not all about only one side
If you have a license from an English speaking country you can use this to obtain a Cambodian driving license without taking a test, cost is $100. If your license is from a non English speaking country then you have to get it translated first, I was told this could be done at your embassy. However, you don't need a Cambodian license in Siem Reap, this law seems to have been waived here for foreigners driving motorbikes. Pricewise, I've seen bikes for sale on Facebook for $300 and I've seen others for thousands of dollars. Some people buy them in Phnom Penh and ship them up here.
I wish these were my expenses, I fantasize about only spending a few hundred dollars a month haha. This is a spartan budget aimed at people looking to retire here, the kinds of expenses I had when I was a backpacker in my 20's, before I had a family to support.
Mexico is becoming quite expensive compared to what it used to be ? I wouldn't want to be there long term - it's going to get worse soon and much more expensive ! Cambodia Thailand Vietnam or the Philippines....
If you have a Facebook account, you can change your location in Facebook marketplace to Siem Reap, you will find alot of options that way. You should also join all of the various facebook groups pertaining to Siem Reap and Cambodia. Alternatively, to find a long-term room rental, after you're here I would just walk around Wat Damnak, Taphul St or Sok San Rd and look around, alot of hotels have signs up advertizing long-term rates. If you're looking for an apartment, you should email IPS (Independant Property Services) on Wat Bo rd and they will give you some options based on your budget.
Cambodia has a quality that I would describe as being like a 'frontier' country, not too many tourists, not overdeveloped for the most part, the people are still happy to see people visiting their country, there's a vibe here, hard to put your finger on, then there's practical things like visas etc
I see this was posted recently but how recently did you produce this? Do you think the prices might be about the same in December? And thank you for your presentation.
I made the video a couple of weeks ago. During the high season the price of hotels and short term rentals may increase, however long term room rentals and food prices stay the same as far as I can tell.
cool video !i I will retire in cambodia in 2 years in the contry jungle side i hope NOT in the meedle of a big semi modern city ''''but that's me'''' 2 years because surgery needed in HAWAII and the medical in cambodia scare me a little..can i trust the care overthere ? and very hard to get health inssurance people say ... that wiil not stop me but it can be annoying in case of a emergency..... it's suck to get old ! peace
There are affordable hospitals here, I made a video about living here over the age of 40 that'll be released in a week or 2, I show the prices in that one.
some caveats.i got my retirement visa at 46y providing i have proof of my pension. my heair is for free i bought hairclippers and that costed me 20$ 9 years ago and they still work.a beer is mostly 50 cents.you have local gyms of 1$ a day.i have been living here for 11 years now.most expencive thing here is a gf
Solution. No girlfriends. Just have a chat at a bar with a friendly local girl a couple of times a week. It will cost you a couple of drinks without the headaches and expense.
When I "retire" in Siem Reap 4/2025, I'll have $250,000 in savings, NO debt and $2,200 monthly Social Security; with this and interest income I'll have approx. $3,300 monthly income, so money won't be a problem, and I plan on saving at least $1,500 monthly. I'll be renting a ($400-$500) 1 Bedrm. Apt. in Svay Dangkum, away from "Pub Street", in a nicer neighborhood. I don't drink, smoke or eat a lot, and I won't be doing any driving, I'll just use Tuks and Taxis (or walk) to get around. I'm 67 and fit with no health issues and I can get a premium private health plan for less than $4,000 yearly, so no worries.
I enjoyed the video after the first echoing start. Did you say $70 a month for AC, I live in Florida and I pay $50 per month for all electricity. Matt find a less echoing room to record please.
Our total electricity bill for last month was $150 for a 2 bedroom apartment, it was around $200 during the rainy season but it's a little cooler now so we've been using less AC. I just guessed $70 a month for a 1 bedroom based on that but you could definitely pay less. Electricity is charged here at $0.25 per KWH.
Rubbish. That is what you can live on in the US or Europe. In Cambodia $1,200 is enough. Just keep away from the bar girls short time long time offers. Keep your trousers zipped.
I'm told alot of expats lost their businesses during covid, went back home and didn't come back. Probably moved on with their lives. People say that the tourist numbers took a hit due to the new airport opening which is further away from town with limited flights, I suppose if there are more flights then more tourists will come, but I wouldn't expect that to affect long-term rents. In short, who knows, the whole world is broke right now.
On hot days, and there are 365 of those every year, you’ll at least want to be able to drink cold water, so getting a room without a refrigerator is suicide. Being able to heat some water for coffee in the morning is also nice, so a hot water kettle is needed. Might as well get an apartment for $180 or $200 a month that has everything.
Yes I can. And will be soon. Thanks for posting, great info !
Thank you for reminding me about Facebook marketplace. I'm arriving next week and have already messaged several people about a place to stay for 5 months.
Excellent information and presentation - Thanks 🙏
When back to visit after 22 years, and i love the small vibe. Something i can do in the future.
Thanks matt excellent coverage
Well laid out video 👍
Yeah I can for my early retirement and will be living there soon
Hard to believe the essentials for living can be had that cheap - when compared to the US ! -- Thought of & would consider buying a 3 wheel tuk tuk for transportation ? Exploring the city and getting acquainted would be fun - and pay off in knowing where all the best deals are ! - - - A wonderful place that I think will be quite comfortable to retire. 👍 🙏 ✌ ❤ 🍻
Great information
Yes I do !
I already live here my expenses are only 400 $ at month, obviously not everyone can spend these! But I am good ,but I understand that not all people are good like me ! I am the best !!
Find your content very good. Im back home but stay in Thailand and I think I must make a change to Combodia. Great info and hope to get there next year. 😅
I've been in Siem Reap for over 8 years. It is very affordable.
cecil - I heard from another that prices are about the same as they were 7 or 8 years ago ? Would you agree ? 🤔
@@KB3TLEhi. Based on another cost of living vid that I've seen from a different vlogger (I watched their 2019 or 2020 vid & their 2024 vid) - that's not true. For that couple, their COL increased by 200 or 300 usd per month, I think. Still, their budget was below $1800 (2024) for a couple. Their apt didn't have a pool. (Usually those with pools are more pricey.) Both vids were based on living in Siem Reap.
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Don't you get bored???
@@KB3TLEyou're welcome. My source was the channel "For Riel" - Aussie couple living in Siem Reap. They have a 2024 COL vid and one from 2020. IIRC their 2024 budget was less than $1800 for the 2 of them. I don't think they live lavishly nor do they starve themselves. They don't have a pool though - an apt w/ pool usually costs more (depends on one's lifestyle).
I know a US/ Filipina couple who live in PH. He said their budget is ~$1500/ month. They live in a 2nd tier city. Previously, they lived in BKK (TH) and their budget was $2000 or more. They cook most of the time & eat out once or 2x/ week.
Smart advice: pay a bit more in rent instead of for tuk-tuk rides. Convenience costs and is worth it in reason.
Easy peasy moving to SR … thanks 🙏
Simple brilliant so helpful.
I’m hoping much doesn’t change as I’m retiring in 4 years time and heading there, believe me I’m counting the days! 64th Birthday and I’m on that flight.. keep up the great videos, great information 👍
It will.
Thanks great advice ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊 cheers from Australia
Sok San road has everything breakfast also quick cheap
Great informative video.
I enjoy the video...very informative.
Nice upload - very informative. Thanks! Subscribed.
Yes I can. And having lived there, and having a Khmer wife, it is veeeeeeery tempting. We could rent out our home here in NZ and use the weekly income for a month's living in Siem Reap.... yeah....
Everything in NZ is such a ripoff .. I will never leave Cambodia and return to Nz 🙏
Nice vlog mate thanks for all the info😅😅
Just found this vlog and find it valuable. I’m retiring and hope to visit in April to see how I like it. I was going to by a TSA guitar case for my guitar but just googled it and see that they have some nice music stores there. Unfortunately you must have Facebook to view them. I made some negative comments about Facebook when the Cambridge Analytica scandal was happing and evidently Zuckerberg took offense and I was banned. The funny thing was I didn’t make those comments on Facebook but on other sites. They must scan the web for dissenters. I would appreciate it if you could vlog at a music store if you go by one.
I'll see what I can do, thanks for watching.
the best places in Siem Reap for your option.🎉🎉🎉
Time to buy a radio mike
crazy echo atf first, you obviously didnt play to yourself to self critic. get professional if you wanna do well. Rushed and badly scripted.
Good video sir....I'm arriving soon and I'm getting 900 dollars a month for my house in uk....so it sounds like I will just be ok.....well , happy I mean.
All well and dandy until your tenant decides not to pay rent or vacates and then you get void periods. If your property is worth say 310,000 I would instead sell. I would split the money and invest £275,000 of the net proceeds into dividend shares, a cash ISA and a fixed high interest bearing bank account leaving you £25,000 cash to cover two years initial living costs (replacing the £900 per month rental). This is on the presumption you have no mortgage on the rental property.
£175,000 in shares with a dividend of 7% = interest earned £12,250pa.
Cash ISA at 5% per annum on £20,000 = interest earned £1,000pa (tax free)
£85,000 in a fixed bank account at 4%pa = interest earned £3,400pa
Total annual income generated....£12,250 + £1,000 + £3,400 = £16,650 pa = £1387.50 per month.
My wife is a Thai lady and when I go there from Canada for the winter months from Canada we've always gone to Vietnam for a month. This year we are pondering somewhere else I want to go to Cambodia but she does not. I wish she would give me a good reason as to why not but she doesn't. I know Thailand and Cambodia had history but I thought that was a long time ago. Oh Well, happy wife happy life. Thanks for the info. Be well.
Too many ex boyfriends
Tell your wife to stay with family in Thailand and you go to Cambodia for a month by yourself. It is good to be separated from each other now and again. My wife visits Singapore to visit family 2 months every year and I stay in Spain during the same 2 months on a golfing holiday with my brother. My wife and I have been married for 43 years.
@truckn I think it’s because there is so much negativity about Cambodia and Cambodians, and Thais have never gotten along well with them. Show them the real people of Cambodia and be open. In this world, there are both good and bad people. We just need to be open-minded.
@@truckn
Sounds like she is selfish and doesn’t care about you ?
I wouldn’t let my spouse or anyone tell me what to do or how to live my life !
Happy wife is to understand and care also ,not all about only one side
Go alone.
Great video. I'd liked you to go through buying a bike, prices and license.
If you have a license from an English speaking country you can use this to obtain a Cambodian driving license without taking a test, cost is $100. If your license is from a non English speaking country then you have to get it translated first, I was told this could be done at your embassy. However, you don't need a Cambodian license in Siem Reap, this law seems to have been waived here for foreigners driving motorbikes. Pricewise, I've seen bikes for sale on Facebook for $300 and I've seen others for thousands of dollars. Some people buy them in Phnom Penh and ship them up here.
I thought I had it good in this small town in Mexico where I pay $525 a month for a 2 bedroom apartment. That is almost your totaly monthly costs. 😮🎉
I wish these were my expenses, I fantasize about only spending a few hundred dollars a month haha. This is a spartan budget aimed at people looking to retire here, the kinds of expenses I had when I was a backpacker in my 20's, before I had a family to support.
Mexico is becoming quite expensive compared to what it used to be ? I wouldn't want to be there long term - it's going to get worse soon and much more expensive ! Cambodia Thailand Vietnam or the Philippines....
I am not very tech-savvy could you please connect me to this advertisement presentation of places to stay. Thank you
If you have a Facebook account, you can change your location in Facebook marketplace to Siem Reap, you will find alot of options that way. You should also join all of the various facebook groups pertaining to Siem Reap and Cambodia. Alternatively, to find a long-term room rental, after you're here I would just walk around Wat Damnak, Taphul St or Sok San Rd and look around, alot of hotels have signs up advertizing long-term rates. If you're looking for an apartment, you should email IPS (Independant Property Services) on Wat Bo rd and they will give you some options based on your budget.
Hi, thanks for the information, It is very useful, why Siemp Reap and not the capital
In my experience, unless you need to live in a big city for work then the cons outweigh the pros. More expensive, more traffic, more crime etc
Very affordable to live there. Just subscribed.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing prices. Wondering what's your take on why Cambodia vs other countries like Thailand or Malaysia?
Cambodia has a quality that I would describe as being like a 'frontier' country, not too many tourists, not overdeveloped for the most part, the people are still happy to see people visiting their country, there's a vibe here, hard to put your finger on, then there's practical things like visas etc
what program do you edit in? davinci resolve has “voice isolation” feature, i’m sure final cut/premiere do as well. that will clean up your audio
Thanks, capcut, it also has this feature, I think that the microphone was just too far from my face, I did use one despite popular opinion haha
Please record in a "dead" room. The echo chamber is difficult to understand.
I see this was posted recently but how recently did you produce this? Do you think the prices might be about the same in December? And thank you for your presentation.
I made the video a couple of weeks ago. During the high season the price of hotels and short term rentals may increase, however long term room rentals and food prices stay the same as far as I can tell.
@pg618 In other cities, things may change randomly, but Siem Reap is the heart of Cambodia, where everything is carefully monitored by the government.
Helpful vid….subscribed.
Constructive criticism……stay away from echo rooms……makes it harder to understand clearly.
Keep up the good work
Thanks for the tip, I'm on my 3rd mic at this point, still trying to figure out the audio.
cool video !i I will retire in cambodia in 2 years in the contry jungle side i hope NOT in the meedle of a big semi modern city ''''but that's me'''' 2 years because surgery needed in HAWAII and the medical in cambodia scare me a little..can i trust the care overthere ? and very hard to get health inssurance people say ... that wiil not stop me but it can be annoying in case of a emergency..... it's suck to get old ! peace
There are affordable hospitals here, I made a video about living here over the age of 40 that'll be released in a week or 2, I show the prices in that one.
some caveats.i got my retirement visa at 46y providing i have proof of my pension. my heair is for free i bought hairclippers and that costed me 20$ 9 years ago and they still work.a beer is mostly 50 cents.you have local gyms of 1$ a day.i have been living here for 11 years now.most expencive thing here is a gf
Solution. No girlfriends. Just have a chat at a bar with a friendly local girl a couple of times a week. It will cost you a couple of drinks without the headaches and expense.
When I "retire" in Siem Reap 4/2025, I'll have $250,000 in savings, NO debt and $2,200 monthly Social Security; with this and interest income I'll
have approx. $3,300 monthly income, so money won't be a problem, and I plan on saving at least $1,500 monthly. I'll be renting a ($400-$500)
1 Bedrm. Apt. in Svay Dangkum, away from "Pub Street", in a nicer neighborhood. I don't drink, smoke or eat a lot, and I won't be doing any
driving, I'll just use Tuks and Taxis (or walk) to get around. I'm 67 and fit with no health issues and I can get a premium private health plan
for less than $4,000 yearly, so no worries.
You could live like a king here on that.
Where do you are ?!
I enjoyed the video after the first echoing start. Did you say $70 a month for AC, I live in Florida and I pay $50 per month for all electricity. Matt find a less echoing room to record please.
Our total electricity bill for last month was $150 for a 2 bedroom apartment, it was around $200 during the rainy season but it's a little cooler now so we've been using less AC. I just guessed $70 a month for a 1 bedroom based on that but you could definitely pay less. Electricity is charged here at $0.25 per KWH.
Have you ever seen a $40 a month siem Reap room? I will help you make a Siem Reap for cheap charlies film one day.
We can call that video 'You DEFINITELY CAN AFFORD to RETIRE in SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA'
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😂 picture versus reality 😮😢,sod off I bet you are still living in wherever!
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What a dumb comment
you need $4,000 a month to live comfortably in Cambodia. Full service massage is expensive, lol
Rubbish. That is what you can live on in the US or Europe. In Cambodia $1,200 is enough. Just keep away from the bar girls short time long time offers. Keep your trousers zipped.
😂😂😂😂😂😂@@stevenhull5025
Took a Tour in Cambodia a few years back. Siem Reap eas the only place i liked. Was a cool place, lotta fun.
The rest of Cambodia, nah.
@brucesnyder690 There are many great places like Koh Rong, Koh Kong Krao, Kampot, Kep, Battambang, and Phnom Sampov. Have you been there?
@VyKetetrorp no, we like Vietnam.
Cambodia is big so you didnt go everywhere.
rents are down as a result of covid...how long before rents go up? How sustainable is this thanks
I'm told alot of expats lost their businesses during covid, went back home and didn't come back. Probably moved on with their lives. People say that the tourist numbers took a hit due to the new airport opening which is further away from town with limited flights, I suppose if there are more flights then more tourists will come, but I wouldn't expect that to affect long-term rents. In short, who knows, the whole world is broke right now.
@@mattmck360 Broke right now?? Depends where you live and what your income is. Not all folk are broke.