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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • 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. Philadelphia 36, Phnom Penh 6: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia and Phnom Penh are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Phnom Penh 62: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Phnom Penh 28: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Phnom Penh 34: Philadelphia leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Phnom Penh 32: Philadelphia leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Phnom Penh 35: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Phnom Penh 46: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Phnom Penh 32: Philadelphia leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

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.

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 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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PhiladelphiaPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaPhnom 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
Elevation12 m11 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaPhnom Penh
City population1,603,7972,129,371
People per km²4,3393,138
Museums within 10 km543
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). 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.