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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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. Ljubljana 22, Phnom Penh 6: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Phnom Penh 28: Ljubljana leads by 52 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Phnom Penh 34: Ljubljana leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Phnom Penh 32: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Phnom Penh 35: Ljubljana leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Phnom Penh 46: Phnom Penh leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Phnom Penh 32: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

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.

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 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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LjubljanaPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaPhnom Penh
Official languageSloveneKhmer
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation309 m11 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaPhnom Penh
City population284,2932,129,371
People per km²1,7363,138
Museums within 10 km143
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31

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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.