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Kampot vs Kep

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Kep edges it, 50 to 47, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Kampot is stronger on nothing outright; Kep on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.5 of 47 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 7.9 of 47 points (scores 71/100)Healthcare: 6.0 of 47 points (scores 54/100)Internet: 6.0 of 47 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 47 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 3.8 of 47 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 3.7 of 47 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.4 of 47 points (scores 66/100)Quality of life: 2.4 of 47 points (scores 22/100)47
Kampot
out of 100

Riverside town with pepper farms and the cheapest rents in the region

Full Kampot profile →Where to stay in Kampot →
Cost of living: 6.5 of 50 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 7.9 of 50 points (scores 71/100)Healthcare: 6.0 of 50 points (scores 54/100)Internet: 6.0 of 50 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 50 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 50 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 3.7 of 50 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 9.9 of 50 points (scores 89/100)Quality of life: 2.4 of 50 points (scores 22/100)50
Kep
out of 100

Sleepy seaside town of crab shacks and abandoned villas near Kampot

Full Kep profile →Where to stay in Kep →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKampotKep
Cost of living5858
Safety7171
Healthcare5454
Internet5454
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around3437 ✓
Climate3333
Air quality6689 ✓
Quality of life2222

Cost

MetricKampotKep
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,050$1,050
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKampotKep
Homicides per 100k1.81.8
Political stability (0–100)71.571.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)6262
Life expectancy68.9 yrs68.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKampotKep
Download15 Mbps15 Mbps
Upload9.9 Mbps9.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricKampotKep
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricKampotKep
Non-stop airport destinations1115 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricKampotKep
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.520.2 µg/m³10 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kampot or Kep?
Kep is cheaper: about $1,050 per month versus $1,050 for one person.
Is Kampot or Kep safer?
Kampot scores higher on safety (71 vs 71), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kampot or Kep?
Kampot: a measured median of 15 Mbps versus 15 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); OpenFlights airports and routes; Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.