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Phnom Penh City Intelligence

Phnom Penh is Cambodia's capital at the Mekong-Tonlé Sap confluence, with growing services activity and Southeast-Asian regional connectivity. Phnom Penh is a southeast asia city of about ~2.3M metro in Cambodia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Phnom Penh sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (62/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~2.3M metro
View of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Overall score

Use the Phnom Penh profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and monsoon-climate resilience.

Overall62/100
Affordability78/100
Air quality55/100
Energy55/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

62/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

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Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Phnom Penh data table

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Phnom Penh city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score62/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living78/100Phnom Penh's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality55/100Phnom Penh's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy55/100Phnom Penh's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety59/100Phnom Penh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed59/100Phnom Penh's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk55/100Phnom Penh's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience55/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety55/100
Low crime56/100
Personal safety57/100
Night safety49/100
Road safety57/100

Phnom Penh has a moderate safety estimate (55/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life59/100
Healthcare62/100
Education68/100
Green space40/100
Cleanliness57/100
Infrastructure66/100
Mobility60/100

Phnom Penh has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (59/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness58/100
Education68/100
Green space40/100
Overall safety55/100

Phnom Penh scores moderate for family living (58/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability65/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling57/100
Infrastructure66/100

Phnom Penh is moderate for remote workers (65/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability61/100
Healthcare62/100
Cleanliness57/100
Outdoor lifestyle23/100

Phnom Penh is moderate for retirement (61/100), appealing for affordability.

Emergency and public safety in Phnom Penh

Local public safety guidance for Phnom Penh, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Phnom Penh, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Cambodia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Phnom Penh

Healthcare context for Phnom Penh, with national-level information from Cambodia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Phnom Penh, see the Cambodia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Phnom Penh

Local mobility context for Phnom Penh, with national-level context from Cambodia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Phnom Penh, see the Cambodia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Phnom Penh. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Phnom Penh

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Phnom Penh will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Phnom Penh air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

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Cost of Living in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

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Cost of living in Phnom Penh

Cost of living estimates for Phnom Penh — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Phnom Penh

Climate profile for Phnom Penh — Tropical climate, annual average 26.6°C, comfort score 66/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Phnom Penh

Economy and jobs profile for Phnom Penh — tourism economy, economy score 61/100, key industries including government, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Phnom Penh

Education profile for Phnom Penh — regional education center, education score 62/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Phnom Penh

Healthcare and retirement profile for Phnom Penh — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 58/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Phnom Penh

Estimate a monthly budget for Phnom Penh using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Phnom Penh

Plan a trip budget for Phnom Penh using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Phnom Penh

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Phnom Penh. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Bangkok, Thailand

Cross-border · about 538 km from Phnom Penh. Explore Bangkok's city intelligence profile.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Cross-border · about 613 km from Phnom Penh. Explore Da Nang's city intelligence profile.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cross-border · about 1002 km from Phnom Penh. Explore Kuala Lumpur's city intelligence profile.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cross-border · about 1025 km from Phnom Penh. Explore Chiang Mai's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Phnom Penh profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and monsoon-climate resilience. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (78/100) and safety (59/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Cambodia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Phnom Penh appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.