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Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Orlando 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 Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • day trips

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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. Orlando 42, Phnom Penh 6: Orlando leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Orlando 48, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Orlando 22, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Orlando 40, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Orlando 46, Phnom Penh 28: Orlando leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Orlando 58, Phnom Penh 34: Orlando leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Orlando 98, Phnom Penh 32: Orlando leads by 66 points.
Getting around. Orlando 8, Phnom Penh 35: Phnom Penh leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Orlando 58, Phnom Penh 46: Orlando leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Orlando 36, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Orlando 40, Phnom Penh 32: Orlando leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Orlando 32, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Orlando and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OrlandoPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOrlandoPhnom Penh
Official language-Khmer
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Riel (KHR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation34 m11 m
Main airportOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureOrlandoPhnom Penh
City population334,8542,129,371
People per km²1,0863,138
Museums within 10 km113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.