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Kampot vs Pakse

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Under balanced weights Kampot edges it, 47 to 46, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Kampot is stronger on air quality, safety; Pakse on nothing outright. 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: 7.0 of 46 points (scores 63/100)Safety: 6.7 of 46 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.0 of 46 points (scores 54/100)Internet: 5.9 of 46 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 46 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 2.9 of 46 points (scores 26/100)Climate: 4.6 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 6.0 of 46 points (scores 54/100)Quality of life: 2.6 of 46 points (scores 23/100)46
Pakse
out of 100

Southern Laos hub for the Bolaven Plateau and the 4,000 islands

Full Pakse profile →Where to stay in Pakse →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKampotPakse
Cost of living5863 ✓
Safety71 ✓61
Healthcare5454 ✓
Internet54 ✓53
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around34 ✓26
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality66 ✓54
Quality of life2223 ✓

Cost

MetricKampotPakse
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,050$922 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKampotPakse
Homicides per 100k1.8 ✓6.4
Political stability (0–100)71.575.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6264 ✓
Life expectancy68.9 yrs ✓68.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKampotPakse
Download15 Mbps15.2 Mbps ✓
Upload9.9 Mbps ✓6.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricKampotPakse
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

MetricKampotPakse
Non-stop airport destinations11 ✓5
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricKampotPakse
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520.2 µg/m³ ✓25.6 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kampot or Pakse?
Pakse is cheaper: about $922 per month versus $1,050 for one person.
Is Kampot or Pakse safer?
Kampot scores higher on safety (71 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kampot or Pakse?
Pakse: a measured median of 15.2 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); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.