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The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Paris 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 Paris for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • 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. Paris 9, Phnom Penh 6: Paris leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Paris 96, Phnom Penh 62: Paris leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Paris 97, Phnom Penh 62: Paris leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Paris 80, Phnom Penh 58: Paris leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Paris 52, Phnom Penh 28: Paris leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Paris 92, Phnom Penh 34: Paris leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Paris 79, Phnom Penh 32: Paris leads by 47 points.
Getting around. Paris 88, Phnom Penh 35: Paris leads by 53 points.
Shopping & style. Paris 98, Phnom Penh 46: Paris leads by 52 points.
Affordability. Paris 25, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 61 points.
Live music & performing arts. Paris 88, Phnom Penh 32: Paris leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Paris 40, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Paris and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Paris
Best match
70match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Paris in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
16 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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ParisPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureParisPhnom Penh
Official languageFrenchKhmer
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation27 m11 m
Main airportCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureParisPhnom Penh
City population2,103,7782,129,371
People per km²19,9603,138
Museums within 10 km2513
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). 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.