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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Munich 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 Munich for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife

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. Munich 28, Phnom Penh 6: Munich leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Munich and Phnom Penh are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Phnom Penh 62: Munich leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Phnom Penh 28: Munich leads by 54 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Phnom Penh 34: Munich leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Phnom Penh 32: Munich leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Phnom Penh 35: Munich leads by 51 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Phnom Penh 46: Munich leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Phnom Penh 32: Munich leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Phnom Penh 50: Munich leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

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.

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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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MunichPhnom Penh

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

Before you go

MeasureMunichPhnom Penh
Official languageGermanKhmer
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
Elevation519 m11 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichPhnom Penh
City population1,505,0362,129,371
People per km²4,8443,138
Museums within 10 km743
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.