I couldn’t find any threads on Phnom Penh so thought I’d start one.
Has anyone lived there as a DM? What were your experiences like? The good, the bad?
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| 🌍 Region | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Cambodia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 29°C 85°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 32°C 90°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 79 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 37 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Smart |
| 💸 10,000 KHR in USD | USD 2.45 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KHR 1,000,000 = USD 245 |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Co-lab Cambodia |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Small World Cambodia |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 3,016,900 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 57,819 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $1,270 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Phnom Penh Housing |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Vietnam Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,274 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,004 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,015 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $576 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $465 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $99 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $424 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $20 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (800 listings) | $1,531 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $50 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
I couldn’t find any threads on Phnom Penh so thought I’d start one.
Has anyone lived there as a DM? What were your experiences like? The good, the bad?
Yep, I ended up spending a month there 
I started in a guest house through Airbnb which wasn’t super cheap and could’ve gotten a hotel room for around the same price, with access to a swimming pool etc. But definitely a cheap place to hang out especially if you avoid places aimed at Westerners esp the wealthier expat crowd.
I’m not sure of the name of the district where I stayed, it was near the Aeon Mall. I only went to the riverside/backpacker area once and that was pretty seedy but around my area was pretty nice. You still have to take common sense precautions of course. People say everyone gets robbed there eventually but I wasn’t there long enough for that to happen, thankfully. I thought my hosts were being really paranoid about house break-ins but apparently it is a huge issue too.
Even in Feb when I was there, the heat was too much for me. Long termers thought it was on the cold side though You pretty much can’t walk anywhere. Even without the heat, the footpaths are pretty much non-existent.
I didn’t do much touristing when I was there because I was working to a deadline and didn’t get out much but there are some nice cafes and bars. Booze is really cheap. People are generally friendly and easy going although the tuk tuk drivers seem to have no idea where to go! I did head out of town to the bear sanctuary which was a cool day trip. From my experience, it’s much more of an expat crowd than a DM scene (or maybe I just didn’t find it) and it’s easy to meet people.
Hi kathrynoh - did you go to Phnom Penh in the end? If so, what did you think? Our plans are suddenly in disarray and we are now considering basing ourselves there for a couple of months.
I lived in Phnom Penh for several years so here are my thoughts on the city.
Pros:
Cons:
I was genuinely considering moving to Phnom Penh for a bit myself after I visit Thailand in January next year. I was there this time last year for about 4 weeks, however I was travelling not working. Phnom Penh seemed to be the exception but there seemed to be a lot of power cuts throughout the whole country, including Siem Reap. The internet speed seemed decent enough when I was there, I was only browsing using my phone though. There was an American university lecturer staying in my dorms who was doing work while he was there. Although, I suppose it depends on what kind of work he was doing 
on the female friendly part, I met a bunch of girls travelling alone throughout the country and I didn’t hear anything bad from them or any horror stories (that’s not to say it isn’t an issue - just something I didn’t hear of). And yes, it’s cheap I have a friend who’s lived there for about 2 years now and he pays 420 USD plus bills of around 30 USD a month for a 3 bedroom flat and I’m fairly certain that includes a cleaner as well. The best place to try and find accommodation is probably facebook, there’s a bunch of groups for Phnom Penh housing / expats etc and there’s always someone advertising rooms to rent on there.
Thanks for the information. That’s really helpful.
I’m a writer so don’t need constant high speed internet to work. I’m probably going to stick mainly to Phnon Penh since I’ve been to Siam Reap and other parts before.
I visited PP for a number of weeks as a tourist, 8 years ago, back then the internet was slow and by the sounds of things, not much has changed. It’s cheap but not female friendly.
Thanks. I’ve been there but over 10 years ago now so have no idea what it’s like now.
Tbh, I really don’t know what ‘not female friendly’ means.
Hey everyone,
Has anyone visited Sihanoukville recently? I would like to visit and give it a try for working but I am a little unsure about the following:
In anyone can offer any info, suggestions on specific areas or recommended accommodation that would be great. I visited around 8 years ago so I am assuming the place has changed quite a bit since then.
Thanks!
Hi Kierenb123!! I was wondering if you finally went to Sihanoukville? We are looking for places to go in the next days but I’m worried about the internet connection… If you could share your experience it would be great Thanks!!
I worked from Sihanoukville this year and if you like to get in shape and eat well, I strongly recommend this place: http://fitness-sihanoukville.com/digital-nomad-live-work-package.html
Reliable internet, personal trainer, breakfast and dinners every day, super clean place owned by a family.
Thanks for that @al.digit.al , I will check that out if I do visit, I tend to work around 40 hours per week so I was a little unsure if it would be worth going for a full package, I will probably head over in Janurary time so I will take a look
I was there over a year ago. 3G pretty bad from memory. Normal wifi bad. Otres beach was much better for normal wifi.
Thanks @robcubbon I heard they now have 4G in Sihanoukville so I will probably give it a try in the new year, I will more than likely be heading to the Otres area.
+1
I’m also very interested in answers to original post. Especially around 3G/4G and wifi connectivity. Is internet reliable and good enough for video calls? I don’t mind getting SIM cards as long as I can work / do business calls without interruptions.
Thanks!
I couldn’t find any threads on Phnom Penh so thought I’d start one.
Has anyone lived there as a DM? What were your experiences like? The good, the bad?
Yep, I ended up spending a month there
I started in a guest house through Airbnb which wasn’t super cheap and could’ve gotten a hotel room for around the same price, with access to a swimming pool etc. But definitely a cheap place to hang out especially if you avoid places aimed at Westerners esp the wealthier expat crowd.
I’m not sure of the name of the district where I stayed, it was near the Aeon Mall. I only went to the riverside/backpacker area once and that was pretty seedy but around my area was pretty nice. You still have to take common sense precautions of course. People say everyone gets robbed there eventually but I wasn’t there long enough for that to happen, thankfully. I thought my hosts were being really paranoid about house break-ins but apparently it is a huge issue too.
Even in Feb when I was there, the heat was too much for me. Long termers thought it was on the cold side though You pretty much can’t walk anywhere. Even without the heat, the footpaths are pretty much non-existent.
I didn’t do much touristing when I was there because I was working to a deadline and didn’t get out much but there are some nice cafes and bars. Booze is really cheap. People are generally friendly and easy going although the tuk tuk drivers seem to have no idea where to go! I did head out of town to the bear sanctuary which was a cool day trip. From my experience, it’s much more of an expat crowd than a DM scene (or maybe I just didn’t find it) and it’s easy to meet people.
Hi kathrynoh - did you go to Phnom Penh in the end? If so, what did you think? Our plans are suddenly in disarray and we are now considering basing ourselves there for a couple of months.
I lived in Phnom Penh for several years so here are my thoughts on the city.
Pros:
Cons:
I was genuinely considering moving to Phnom Penh for a bit myself after I visit Thailand in January next year. I was there this time last year for about 4 weeks, however I was travelling not working. Phnom Penh seemed to be the exception but there seemed to be a lot of power cuts throughout the whole country, including Siem Reap. The internet speed seemed decent enough when I was there, I was only browsing using my phone though. There was an American university lecturer staying in my dorms who was doing work while he was there. Although, I suppose it depends on what kind of work he was doing on the female friendly part, I met a bunch of girls travelling alone throughout the country and I didn’t hear anything bad from them or any horror stories (that’s not to say it isn’t an issue - just something I didn’t hear of). And yes, it’s cheap I have a friend who’s lived there for about 2 years now and he pays 420 USD plus bills of around 30 USD a month for a 3 bedroom flat and I’m fairly certain that includes a cleaner as well. The best place to try and find accommodation is probably facebook, there’s a bunch of groups for Phnom Penh housing / expats etc and there’s always someone advertising rooms to rent on there.
Thanks for the information. That’s really helpful.
I’m a writer so don’t need constant high speed internet to work. I’m probably going to stick mainly to Phnon Penh since I’ve been to Siam Reap and other parts before.
I visited PP for a number of weeks as a tourist, 8 years ago, back then the internet was slow and by the sounds of things, not much has changed. It’s cheap but not female friendly.
Thanks. I’ve been there but over 10 years ago now so have no idea what it’s like now.
Tbh, I really don’t know what ‘not female friendly’ means.
I’m in Siem Reap (Cambodia) for a week and I’m wanting to connect with people in the tech (devs), creative (marketing, advertising, design etc.) and business communities here. If you have any contacts, please put me in touch.
Thanks a lot!
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
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| Feels | 9736° hot | 10239° hot | 10943° scorching | 11848° scorching | 11144° scorching | 11345° scorching | 11144° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10239° hot | 11144° scorching | 9937° hot | 9736° hot |
| Real | 8831° hot | 9032° hot | 9334° hot | 9435° hot | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 9032° hot | 8731° hot | 8831° hot |
| Humidity | nice 63% | nice 65% | nice 62% | sweaty 71% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 79% | sweaty 83% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 80% | sweaty 73% | nice 65% |
| Rain | dry 14mm | dry 5mm | dry 35mm | rainy 80mm | rainy 110mm | rainy 172mm | rainy 86mm | rainy 137mm | rainy 168mm | rainy 147mm | dry 40mm | dry 1mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 57% | pockets 21% | pockets 36% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 63% | pockets 45% |
| Air quality | clean 0 US AQI | clean 37* US AQI | clean 37* US AQI | okay 91 US AQI | okay 70 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 41 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 37* US AQI | bad 103 US AQI | bad 112 US AQI |
| Sun | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -8° 18° -5° 24°AQI 103😷✈️5h$2,370 / mo20MbpsIt used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 85°🥵AQI 114😷✈️17min$982 / mo🌇 Also went here157 peopleSiem Riep has a nice suburb feeling. At first sight it seems there's not much to do besides Angkor Wat and Pub Street, but you can go swimming, do bicycle tours, floating village day trip... I don't have best social skill, but in Siem Reap it was so easy to make new friends. Locals and tourists! I've worked at Garage Society Coworking Space. Pretty nice place. I don't understand the cons of slow internet. I've bought an LTE 4G Sim card for 10 USD with 10 GB. There's also free and mostly fast
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84°AQI 74✈️18min$1,066 / mo🌇 Also went here157 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 30° 86°🥵AQI 122😷✈️43min$1,455 / mo🌇 Also went here205 peopleLiving in Bangkok since 2015, I refused to go to Phuket longer than I could. I strongly believed in rumors that Phuket was all about prostitution and dirty beaches... oh, how I was wrong! Phuket is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I’d say you can find the same conveniences you’re used in Bangkok, but with a beach - actually many of them, ofter pristine and desert if you rent a motorbike and explore by yourself. Forget about Patong and go to Karon, Surin, Kattatani, Paradise and Freedom Beach instead... you’
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 60✈️1h$1,625 / mo🌇 Also went here89 peopleFirst time I was in KL was in 2015 as a backpacking student. I stayed for 2 weeks at an airbnb in Bangsar South and I loved it. Met up with Uni friends, made new friends and I really like the relaxed atmosphere, despite being in a huge city. Fast forward, 3 years later, I went by myself to KL for a 3 days stay on a visa run from Chiang Mai. I stayed in a hotel near Bukit Bintang. I actually really didn't like it - I think because I was by myself, in a fairly wild part of the city and got so us
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 87°🥵AQI 49✈️1h$1,306 / mo🌇 Also went here141 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 80°AQI 76😷✈️1h$1,107 / mo🌇 Also went here157 peopleI lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district called 'Tay Ho'. If what you are looking for is somewhat foreigner(English) friendly, the spot is yours. However I preferred to stay in the Japanese area that was full of good sushi. The charm of the city comes from the people. Vietnamese are aggressively kind and way too friendly. I even rented a piano from a local shop, placed it at home and played it. Took private Muythai lesson from a local gym
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 185😷✈️1h$1,052 / mo🌇 Also went here100 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 85°AQI 49✈️2h$2,868 / mo🌇 Also went here117 peopleHonestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around — but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes. As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad tourist
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 31✈️3h$1,076 / mo🌇 Also went here91 peopleBali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 25✈️3h$1,371 / mo🌇 Also went here88 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 36✈️6h$3,392 / mo🌇 Also went here78 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -5° 23° -2° 29°AQI 15✈️12h$3,042 / mo🌇 Also went here79 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️13h$4,284 / mo🌇 Also went here76 peopleLondon is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 44°AQI 42✈️13h$4,102 / mo🌇 Also went here98 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 33✈️14h$2,914 / mo🌇 Also went here88 people
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