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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Como or Phnom Penh?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Como for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Como’s own page.

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Como 36, Phnom Penh 6: Como leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Phnom Penh 28: Como leads by 54 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Phnom Penh 34: Como leads by 53 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Phnom Penh 32: Como leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Phnom Penh 35: Como leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Phnom Penh 46: Phnom Penh leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Phnom Penh 32: Como leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Phnom Penh.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoPhnom Penh
Official languageItalianKhmer
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation201 m11 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoPhnom Penh
City population83,1842,129,371
People per km²2,2423,138
Museums within 10 km113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.