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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Phnom Penh or Vilnius?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Vilnius 50: Phnom Penh leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Vilnius 46: Phnom Penh leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Vilnius 52: Vilnius leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Vilnius 38: Phnom Penh leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Vilnius 64: Phnom Penh leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Vilnius 34: Phnom Penh leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Vilnius.

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.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhVilnius
Official languageKhmerLithuanian
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118112
Elevation11 m98 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhVilnius
City population2,129,371619,405
People per km²3,1381,545
Museums within 10 km331
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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.