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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Delhi 4, Phnom Penh 6: Phnom Penh leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Phnom Penh 62: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Phnom Penh 62: Delhi leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Phnom Penh 28: Phnom Penh leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Phnom Penh 34: Delhi leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Delhi and Phnom Penh are level on 32.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Phnom Penh 35: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Phnom Penh 46: Delhi leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Phnom Penh 86: Delhi leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Phnom Penh 32: Delhi leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on wellness 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.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 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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DelhiPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiPhnom Penh
Official languageHindi, EnglishKhmer
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+7
Emergency number108 or 112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation221 m11 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiPhnom Penh
City population26,495,0002,129,371
People per km²18,9623,138
Museums within 10 km233
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.