Budget Breakdown: 6 Days in Siem Reap

This is the breakdown of our recent 6D5N trip to Siem Reap. The total damage to our pockets was $1,559.48 for both of us.

Flight: S$418
We flew via Jetstar Airways.

Hotel: S$493.85
We stayed at Golden Temple Hotel, which I highly recommend!

Food: USD$204.25 (S$276.01)
I ate Khmer curry every day. I’m not kidding, it’s that good. I had it with chicken, fish and shrimps, and tried both thicker and thinner versions! We also had plenty of fish amok, and WJ had a lot of beer. Although there were many restaurants selling 50-cent and USD$1 beers, we went for the ones with more attractive food (which had more expensive beers)!

Food on Pub Street is the cheapest. Fruit juices and shakes cost about USD$2 to $3.50, and we had a bowl of handmade potato chips for USD$3.50! The chips were sweet, not salty. My favourite Khmer curry from Temple Club (Balcony) cost USD$5.25. I was so tempted to order a second bowl on the last night!

Transport: $19 (S$25.68)
Our transfer to the airport was free, but we paid USD$10 for the transfer from the hotel to the airport. And we took a couple of tuk-tuks back to the hotel to and from Pub Street.

SIM card: $8 (S$10.81)
We bought one SIM card each from the airport. For 7 days unlimited data, we paid USD$4 each.

Tours: $200 (S$270.27)
We went on a 2-day temple tour which was cost USD$80 for the both of us. That was exclusive of a tour guide, and our mode of transport was by car. The driver did tell us a little bit about the temples we were going to though!

We also took part in our first cooking class! Through the hotel, we paid USD$25 each, though you can get cheaper classes outside of the hotel!

For a 6-day trip, we took quite many tours, huh. We also went for a quad bike tour with Quad Adventure Cambodia which roughly took about 1.5 hours That cost us USD$35 each.

Misc: $45 + 12,000 riel (S$64.86)
This consisted mostly of tips, and a USD$20 donation to the random teenager who asked us for one.

Flight: S$418
Hotel: S$493.85
Food: $204.25 (S$276.01)
Transport: $19 (S$25.68)
SIM card: $8 (S$10.81)
Tours: $200 (S$270.27)
Misc: $45 + 12,000 riel (S$64.86)

TOTAL: S$1,559.48 for the both of us!

I also listed down our itinerary with rough timings, so you can see how long the tours take and how to fit in other activities into your own schedule!

Day 1
2pm Airport
3pm Golden Temple Hotel
5pm Pub Street
6pm Dinner at Temple Club

Day 2
6am Angkor Wat
930am Preah Khan
11am Neak Pean
12nn Banteay Srei
2pm Khmer Angkor Kitchen
330pm Hotel poolside
7pm Shower
8pm Dinner in hotel restaurant

Day 3
12nn Set lunch in hotel restaurant
2pm Cooking class
5pm Raining
730pm Dinner at Red Piano

Day 4
1030am Angkor Thom
130pm Thomanom & Chau Say
230pm Lunch at Taprohm Khmer Food
4pm Ta Phrom
5pm Pre Rup (Sunset)
7pm Hotel poolside
830 Cambodian BBQ Restaurant

Day 5
1230pm Lunch in hotel restaurant
330pm Quad bike tour
630pm Dinner at Temple Club
930pm Drinks at Triangle Restaurant Lounge Bar

Day 6
12nn Lunch in hotel room
130pm Airport

Hope that was of some help to you!