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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Jakarta 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 Jakarta for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • wellness

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. Jakarta 28, Phnom Penh 6: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Phnom Penh 62: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Phnom Penh 58: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Phnom Penh 28: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Phnom Penh 34: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Phnom Penh 32: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Phnom Penh 35: Jakarta leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Phnom Penh 46: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Phnom Penh 32: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Jakarta
Best match
51match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Phnom Penh in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaPhnom Penh
Official languageIndonesianKhmer
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCF50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation91 m11 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaPhnom Penh
City population11,135,1912,129,371
People per km²16,8213,138
Museums within 10 km443
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.