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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Phnom Penh or Quebec City?

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 Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Phnom Penh 6, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Quebec City 57: Phnom Penh leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Quebec City 42: Phnom Penh leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 51 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Quebec City 45: Phnom Penh leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Quebec City 45: Phnom Penh leads by 41 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Phnom Penh in July

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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Phnom PenhQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhQuebec City
Official languageKhmerFrench, English
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118911
Elevation11 m98 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhQuebec City
City population2,129,371574,482
People per km²3,1381,184
Museums within 10 km316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.