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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Phnom Penh or Ushuaia?

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
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Phnom Penh leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Ushuaia 40: Phnom Penh leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Ushuaia 22: Phnom Penh leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Ushuaia 18: Phnom Penh leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 60 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Ushuaia 14: Phnom Penh leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Ushuaia 22: Phnom Penh leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Ushuaia 42: Phnom Penh leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Ushuaia 10: Phnom Penh leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Ushuaia 26: Phnom Penh leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Phnom Penh
Best match
44match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Phnom PenhUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhUshuaia
Official languageKhmerSpanish
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118117 or 911
Elevation11 m23 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhUshuaia
City population2,129,37182,615
People per km²3,1383,592
Museums within 10 km35
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.