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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Phnom Penh or Toulouse?

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
  • wellness
  • nightlife

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Toulouse 56: Phnom Penh leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Toulouse 46: Phnom Penh leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Toulouse 27: Phnom Penh leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Phnom PenhToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhToulouse
Official languageKhmerFrench
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118112
Elevation11 m115 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhToulouse
City population2,129,371514,819
People per km²3,1384,352
Museums within 10 km324
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.