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title: "How Much to Retire in Cambodia? FIRE — Geo-Parity"
description: "Retiring in Cambodia at a 4% withdrawal rate takes ≈$495,000 for a comfortable lifestyle ($1,650/mo at local prices). Full FIRE numbers at 3–4.5% SWR, from real purchasing-power data."
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FIRE · Cambodia

# How much do you need to retire in 🇰🇭 Cambodia?

About **$495,000** funds a comfortable lifestyle at the classic 4% rule — because Cambodia's prices run at **0.36×** the US level.

## FIRE numbers for Cambodia

| Lifestyle | Local cost | @ 3.0% | @ 3.5% | @ 4.0% | @ 4.5% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lean | $960/mo | $384,000 | $329,143 | $288,000 | $256,000 |
| Comfortable | $1,650/mo | $660,000 | $565,714 | $495,000 | $440,000 |
| Upper | $2,700/mo | $1,080,000 | $925,714 | $810,000 | $720,000 |
| Luxury | $4,500/mo | $1,800,000 | $1,542,857 | $1,350,000 | $1,200,000 |

Portfolio required = annual local cost ÷ withdrawal rate. At market FX, $1 ≈ 4013.433 KHR. Run your own numbers in the [interactive FIRE engine](https://geo-parity.com/fire/?portfolio=400000).

## Similar-cost alternatives

- [🇬🇳 Retire in Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/fire/guinea/) — price level 0.361
- [🇧🇳 Retire in Brunei](https://geo-parity.com/fire/brunei/) — price level 0.358
- [🇦🇴 Retire in Angola](https://geo-parity.com/fire/angola/) — price level 0.357
- [🇸🇳 Retire in Senegal](https://geo-parity.com/fire/senegal/) — price level 0.363
- [🇵🇾 Retire in Paraguay](https://geo-parity.com/fire/paraguay/) — price level 0.364

See also the [cost of living in Cambodia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/cambodia/).

## Frequently asked questions

- **How much money do you need to retire in Cambodia?**: At a 4% withdrawal rate, a comfortable lifestyle in Cambodia (about $1,650/month at local prices) needs a portfolio of roughly $495,000. A lean budget needs about $288,000, luxury about $1,350,000.
- **Why is retiring in Cambodia cheaper than in the US?**: Cambodia's price level is 0.36 against a US baseline of 1.0 (reference year 2025), so the same lifestyle costs about 64% less at purchasing-power parity.
- **Can I legally retire early in Cambodia as a foreigner?**: Cambodia has no dedicated digital-nomad program in our directory — look into retirement, investor, or long-stay visa routes and verify with official sources.

Purchasing-power estimates — not financial or immigration advice. Agents: GET /api/fire.json?portfolio=400000&swr=0.04.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/fire/cambodia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/fire.json?portfolio=1000000