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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Phnom Penh or Zagreb?

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 Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Zagreb 55: Phnom Penh leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Zagreb 56: Phnom Penh leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Zagreb 47: Phnom Penh leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Zagreb 40: Phnom Penh leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Zagreb 60: Phnom Penh leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Zagreb 33: Phnom Penh leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Zagreb.

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.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Phnom PenhZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhZagreb
Official languageKhmerCroatian
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118112
Elevation11 m127 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhZagreb
City population2,129,371767,131
People per km²3,138-
Museums within 10 km327
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. 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.