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FIRE number
$210,000
$700/mo × 12 ÷ 4%
Best for: Riverside Cambodian-pepper base — hyper-budget, sleepy expat scene, gateway to Bokor and Kep.
FIRE number in Kampot
$210,000
$700/mo × 25
FIRE number at $5K/mo (US)
$1,500,000
US-typical baseline
Years saved
~21.1 years sooner
Same saver, different city
Representative saver: $50,000 invested, $2,000/mo contribution, 5% real return, 4% safe withdrawal rate.
Assuming your monthly burn matches Kampot’s mid-tier nomad budget ($700/mo) at 5% real return.
Just starting
$0 saved, $1,500/mo invested
9y 3mo
Mid-career
$200K saved, $2,500/mo invested
3mo
Late starter
$500K saved, $1,500/mo invested
Already there
Praek Tuek Chhu river is the spine; guesthouses cluster along its banks. Pepper country (Kampot pepper has GI status), salt fields toward Kep, Bokor National Park 40km up. Coworking near-absent — café and apartment work the norm. Cambodia's E-Class business visa is renewable indefinitely with annual extensions — the most flexible long-stay window in SE Asia.
Pathway
Extendable tourist
Program
—
Typical max stay
6 months
Cambodia's E-Class business visa is online-issued, USD 35–40, renewable indefinitely with annual in-country extensions — the most flexible long-stay option in SE Asia.
Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.
Same representative saver, four reference nomad cities.
| City | Monthly | FIRE number | Years to FI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kampot | $700 | $210,000 | 5y 3mo |
| Lisbon | $1,980 | $594,000 | 14y 2mo |
| Berlin | $2,540 | $762,000 | 17y 1mo |
| Bangkok | $1,430 | $429,000 | 10y 10mo |
| Mexico City | $1,970 | $591,000 | 14y 1mo |
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Editorial estimates. Not financial advice. The 4% rule is a planning anchor, not a guarantee — sequence-of-returns risk and tax-jurisdiction friction (US-LLC / FEIE / state residency) can move the real number meaningfully. See our expat tax directory for the cross-border side of the math.