Cost Of Living In Kampot Cambodia January 2023
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- Kampot Cost Of Living In Cambodia January 2023
This is my updated cost of living in Kampot Cambodia. 2022 was a crazy year in the world of finances, but not here in Cambodia!
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0:00 Introduction
0:10 Economics
0:40 Old Video
0:47 More Economics
1:04 Fuel
1:11 Food
3:00 Cell & Internet
3:54 Water
4:35 Electricity
5:08 Transportation
6:06 Housing
6:51 Entertainment
7:38 Edward Sweeney
7:52 Full Cost Breakdown
8:13 Closing Sequence
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Good old steady eddy ;). You have kitted out your place nicely, any chance of a studio tour, im a tech guy. Maybe also some budget vlogs of some of your mates im kompot, like cheap chacie aka billy blue in pattaya…the OG of vlogging in Asia
A studio tour is on the whiteboard. I've got a busy week approaching, but soon! Thanks for watching
@@JonAbroad Super, looking forward to it.
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Good stuff
Been looking for Cambodia reviews like this
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I recall seeing your first cost of living video... this was a great addition... Thanks for sharing.
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Hey Jon.. well put together video and great information.. looks like you’re pretty well set up there!
Thank you. Kampot has been home for a while, still enjoy it.
Thanks for sharing! - Brett
Cheers!
Great information. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Simple clear video great information
Glad it was helpful!
Great to see back at it😊
Cheers!
Thanks Jon for a good breakdown of the cost of living.
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Thanks brother you are the best good retirement in Cambodia 🇰🇭. Thanks
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Nicely done.
Good vibe……subscribed.
Why you live in kampot and not Siem reap for instance?
Kampot is a little slower of a town and the breeze from the coast for me is more enjoyable. The weather also seems to be a bit cooler in general.
Nice setup! Maybe I'll see you there! 😇
Come on down !
Very informative
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Love your video. Deciding where in Cambodia do I want to retire and ride my bike daily. I am a small Town Gal. Thanks for the information💜
I'm glad you found the video useful.
Thank you for a nice straight up simple presentation on the cost of living in Kampot. Good stuff. Subscribed.
Thank you for watching.
Good for you, my friend for the happiness in cost of living in Cambodia. I love fried banana, I hope that still cheap. Thanks for the info.
Very cheap from street vendors ☺️. Thank you for watching
Hi thx for the Information and the Video..
Can you please write the Transport App i didn't understood it Complete... ☺️
Passapp and Grab. I prefer passapp myself but Grab will work in Thailand Vietnam as well. If you are just passing through, maybe Grab will be the better choice. Take a look at the video called "download these apps" I have a more detailed description of them on there.
Good video buddy! I've been checking out Vietnam & Thailand through videos like yours. The problem with short term visas makes it necessary to find a third country to split the time with. I want to do my homework now & avoid problems like where to go to bide time before re-entering. How is visa situation there? Easy, long term? Housing numbers sound good. Your place is outstanding for the rent! Electric necessary in your business. Can't let humidity foul up your equipment. Quite reasonable; the price of doing business. Thanks, informative.👍
The visa situation is fairly easy, you can convert to a "business" extension of stay (EOS) without leaving or having to do border runs. Agents make it easy to accomplish. If you end up in Kampot I can refer you to a good agent that won't nickel and dime ya.
Thanks for watching
@@JonAbroad thanks a lot!👍🇰🇭
Damn son my taxes alone are 3 months of no winter !!! 😄😄🤙🤙 Great video !!!
We have dry season and rainy season. It can get "cold" during rainy season at night it can drop down to 75f 🤣
Thank you for the video. What should I budget for health insurance and visa costs? Thanks again 😊
This would be dependent on your age and what current conditions you may have. The only thing I could recommend is looking at the Forte website and inquire with them. They are based in Cambodia.
Good content which gives me s thired option. I will be leaving Chaing mai in search of a more permanent home. Kampot may very sell check all the right boxes for an old, retired man who doesn't really party but enjoys people, food, culture, dogs and fishing. Thank you tor your continued contributions and for helping me to make a final decision.
Happy to help! I really enjoyed Chiang Mai when I visited. I am a calm fella and don't really party either. There's a community of married expats here who are laid back, come out in the evenings. It's a very chill town. I am not married but a lot like them, I don't stay out too late.
Everything is close and accessible, even if you chose to live a few Kms out.
Great video , really useful content. Keep up the outstanding work. I'm planning on moving to Cambodia the middle of next year, I'm retired army so my pension is about twice what you spend. Are there any language school's that you could recommend. I'm not sure if I will live in siem reap or kampot,
Very cool to hear that you plan on moving. Language schools aren't anything I have personal knowledge of but I have an excellent tutor/teacher that I use in Kampot. Let me know when you are getting closer to moving.
these videos are super helpful btw.. im planning on moving to kampot. seems like the perfect place for me. i just hope the locals in the farmers markets dont try to scam me too much
the big market is the easiest place to find everything from vegetables to meat to fish. no scams
looking forward to it! thanks@@JonAbroad
any time. thanks for watching
Welcome to Cambodia ❤🙏🏽
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Fun video and well done!!! We loved Ireland years ago….💕
Excellent video! I live for numbers & you provide plenty. I'll be checking you out. I'm interested in Cambodia mainly because of visa requirements. They seem to be the easiest I've seen in the region. My heart is in Thailand & Vietnam, but 90 days in Thailand & 30 in Vietnam is a real pain in the ass. I could leave every 30 days & return to Vietnam, but no thanks. I think that will change in time, but for now Cambodia looks like the perfect perch between the two. I love the sea, so Kampot is appealing. I'm married & retired & NEVER want to return to U.S. so I need a safe harbor to hang my hat as long as desired. 👍🇰🇭🏝️
Kampot is a wonderful place to hang your hat. Being near the sea is a necessity for me. Something about the water just helps me find my zen.
Cambodia is a great place if you like Thailand and Vietnam. Phnom Penh to Bangkok is a 55 minute flight and roughly the same time to Ho Chi Minh. The visa situation here is fantastic, no border runs, 1 year options are relatively inexpensive. Cambodia is wonderful.
Thank you for watching and I hope you make it over here.
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First of all thank you very much for uploading this video. Your life style is similar to mine, I am into motorcycles, entertainment, music etc...very active man .
Just for now doing some homework regarding a place to live after retirement. In Canada average retirement monthly income is $1100 USD. this video gave me some hope that it is possible to have a decent life there with that much monthly income...( really liked your apartment, etc )
Any other advice? greatly appreciated!
btw, you don't drink beer?! just coke?! lol
That's awesome man..
cheers!
Naw, I'm not a drinker, never really have been. When I go out it's coke or juice, last night I just drank bottled water. Wednesday is pool league night in Kampot.
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Hey, your Khmer at the end there is pretty good.
Thanks, still working on it ☺️
Thanks so much for the video and all the info. I’m living here in the states and have decided a move to Cambodia at the beginning of next year is what I want. I will qualify for the retirement visa so easy peasy. I don’t necessarily care where city wise but have been leaning towards Siem Reap. Any suggestions or benefit to any other spots. Thanks
First of all, an early congratulations on the move to Cambodia!
The visa here is easy and it appears that you've done the research.
In regards to what city to live in. There are advantages and disadvantages to any town, same as any other country. My recommendation would be to join a few expat related Facebook groups. Watch their posts and see what people who are living in these cities are talking about. This will give you some insight on the town.
The best advice I could give is spend a month or so traveling the country. When you get to Siem Reap, stay there for a couple of weeks, change guest houses every few days and stay in different areas of town and get a feel for it. If you are moving here during high season there will be a lot of tourists, especially in SR.
I really enjoy Kampot. I'm 15 minutes from a great beach town, 15 minutes from the base of a mountain. The weather patterns here are more hospitable. I'm 2 hours away from Phnom Penh. The location here is great. Again, this is my opinion and I encourage you to venture out and check out different towns and different communes inside those town.
Thank you for watching my video.
I like your videos. They are informative but do create a problem. I will be moving from Chaing Mai to Cambodia at the end of this week, but partly because I tend to over-research, I am in a dilemma. Siem Reap or Kompot? What are your feelings about these two places? I am an old semi-retired Newspaper Columnist and Writer with a broadcasting background but also have limited income. What are your thoughts on this issue? Thank you for your input, and keep up the excellent work.
Thank you for watching. I too am diligent when it comes to making fairly large decisions such as moving cities/countries.
I lived in SR for a short while, and granted my opinion could be bias due to it being right in the middle of the full-blown COVID situation. I found SR to be a little too overwhelming. Prices were a bit higher than expected however this is a major tourist destination.
Kampot has been my home for nearly 2 years now. We do get our tourists here too during high-season but it doesn't take the town over when it is here.
Interestingly enough, my choices that I had narrowed down for a long term living destination was either Kampot, or Chiang Mai. I like the fact that you can find just about anything you would want. There are enough activities to keep the boredom away, but quiet enough if you want to just relax.
Kampot is split into 5 areas (my view of it anyway) and all can be reached in a matter of minutes from each other. I live in a house that suits me and my needs, but there are options far less expensive, and some that make my house look like a shack. It's all perspective.
The best advice I could give anyone who is considering moving here, come here for a visit. Book the first night on Agoda or the like, then walk around and find a cool guest house. Take a few days here to check it out. Get a few real estate dudes to show you some houses and apartments and get them to take you to places all over the area. If you find a place you like, rent a moto and go check it out a few more times, see what it's like at night, check cell connections, see if there are too many dogs barking etc. Get a real feel for the place. If you like it, move here.
Sorry for the long winded response, but I do hope this helps.
I just ran across this and I used to live in Siem Reap about 5 years ago. Very likely returning in a few months. I'm surprised to hear that Kampot is basically the same with prices since it's by the ocean. Good to know!
Kampot is a beautiful little river town. The sea is close but Kampot isn't an ocean town. It's quiet but still has plenty of activities.
If you don't mind me asking, why did you leave 5 years ago?
@@JonAbroad At the time, I got homesick after having some expat made Mexican food, and missed concerts, karaoke, and a bunch of other stuff. A lot has changed and so I'm going back to Siem Reap in June and I'm ready to live there indefinitely. There's no way I'll save to retire in the States.
just meal prepping saves a couple of hundred. i live in eastern europe and buy all of my foods in bazaars and it saves a ton to make food in bulk and make sure the jars are sterilized so it keeps for weeks in the fridge
you can meal prep for a month if you want to. I run to the market once a week for provisions. I eat about 3 meals a week at home. As a single guy it's often just as cheap to eat out to be fair.
Interesting. Have you met any kiwis or Aussies ? Is there an ex Pat community ?
There is a nice expat community here. I've got 2 kiwi mates and a couple Aussie mates as well. A few Brits and Scots as well.
The expat group I socialize with are mostly married to khmers and are well integrated in the local community.
Is electricity supply and water supply stable in cambodia? What can you say about their reliability and water hygiene and the wifi?
Electric is stable in town for the most part. We do see outages from time to time, usually weather related. Water depending on where you live could be well or city. I've had both. Most places will have pumps that kick on to get better water pressure. My current house is on city water and doesn't need a pump. Tap water is fine for showers, laundry etc. Don't drink the tap water, even the locals don't. Wifi is all dependent on what service you use. Most businesses around have wifi but if you get smart with a data plan ($6/mo) you won't ever need wifi.
@@JonAbroadnot quite bad thanks
Happy to help.
Wow across the board its significantly more expensive in Kampot than here on Koh Samui, Thailand
Definitely can be, it can also be nearly as cheap as you'd want it to. It's really about what type of life you would want to live and what your activities are. Thanks for the input. Do you have a video on where you live I could watch?
@@JonAbroad yes - check out snowthai MC 99% episode "2T Level Up in Koh. Samui". Our motorcycle gang member average rent for A/C 1-bed apartment w/ wifi is THB 2,500 / mth or USD $71 / mth and utilities are USD $18 / mth
That's a pretty good deal! Any ideas on what a 2 bedroom with a view would cost?
@@JonAbroad You would have to rent two apartments side-by-side as they only come in 1-bedroom configurations - designed for workers
@@sanaystudios4829 WOW!!!!! Any realtors there or do I just bike around to look. Coming to Cambodia in April or May💜
Why dont you have solar on the roof?
I don't own the house. I've also been told the batteries and system can get quite spendy.
How can i get help when i get to Cambodia from usa
I don't know what you are referring to as far as "help". I'm happy to answer questions if you could be more specific.
@@JonAbroad information to get rent appartment, extended retirement visa
your best bet is to join some Facebook groups. there are some that are geared towards a town or city. In Kampot there is a group called "Kampot Noticeboard" and there are lots of people showing rentals and such. Do a search in these groups and find posts related to what you are looking for.
In regards to your visa, again check the Facebook groups. You'll find someone recommending an agent and read the comments to see what others are saying.
I hope this helps
The British pound is actually the best performing major currency in the world the last 2 months. Up almost 25 percent which is massive move for a currency in that sort of time frame. Its currently trading a 1.24 it's highest rate for 8 months.
If you'd made this video back in early November 2022 - and maybe you did - you'd be right. Not so much now.
You are absolutely correct, I was making reference to what had changed in the last year (or so) since my last cost of living video.
Thank you for your input for sure, I try to be as accurate as I can be.
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Thank you for the video. Can you be contacted through e-mail or other means?
Thank you for watching. Email address is jonincambodia2020@gmail.com.
Cheers
@@JonAbroad Did you get my email?
A frugal yet comfortable studio w/ac is fine with me. Don't smoke or drink and quit chasing women. Too old and slow ! --All alone & happily divorced since 1989 so I'm quite content with good food eating out - mostly good deal hunting. -- However health care is important @ 73 so 'perhaps' -- Siem Reap is the better choice for quality hospitals ? -- What say you sir ? -- I have a $1500 budget & would like to save 400 - 500 / month - if possible. > Is that a doable thing with health insurance over there ? -- Biden's America is killing me financially ! So looking for cheap.
Keeping a cost of living below $1000 is certainly possible. Health insurance is not something I am able to speak on myself, you would have to do more research in that field of information. Best hospitals, Phnom Penh has the best of those. There are however great clinics with English speaking doctors and staff in every town that has an expat presence. Phnom Penh can be inexpensive if you stay further from the main areas of town. Just 10km out you can find deals.
I would suggest that you have and maintain a healthy savings account for the "oh shit" moments of life. There are plenty of folks living in Cambodia who are on SSI (near the dollar amount you provided) and they pull it off just fine.
Please keep in mind that what the US does in the financial sector can and will affect the world's finances.
NOT GETTING CHEAPER THEN.....
Post-Covid cost of living is increasing in price for sure. To be fair the US had a 5.6% and a 8.7% average CPI in back to back years. Considering my rent hasn't increased in 2 years is still amazing to me. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it.