Retiring in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Overview

Home base for Angkor Wat, with a small but growing long-term expat community.

Home Price

Homes in Siem Reap typically range from $338k to $608k.

Source: Zillow Home Value Index. Estimates only — verify current pricing before making decisions.

Cost of Living

Siem Reap's cost of living index is 35.4 compared to a U.S. national average of 100 (adjusted to a common basis so it can be compared directly with U.S. destinations).

Climate

Average summer highs around 90°F and winter daytime temperatures around 88°F, with high humidity and a “Tropical” seasonal pattern.

Geography & Landscape

Healthcare

Healthcare access and quality index: 51.6/100 (Numbeo Health Care Index — a crowdsourced perception score, not a clinical outcomes measure).

Safety & Stability

Siem Reap scores a safety index of 48.0/100 and a political stability score of 4.8/10, based on sourced crime and stability data.

Airport Access

About 38 minutes to the nearest major airport we could confirm. *Estimated drive time (straight-line distance) — not real routing data. Worth checking directly.

Lifestyle & Activities

Outdoor activities:

• Tennis / racquet sports
• Gardening
• Nature / bird watching

Culture & lifestyle:

• Museums
• Food culture
• Shopping

Things to Consider

• No formal retirement visa
• Limited healthcare — many expats travel to Bangkok for serious care

Visa & Residency Notes

Low — same Cambodian visa route as Phnom Penh.

Visa terms vary by nationality and change often — verify current requirements with the destination’s official immigration authority before making decisions.