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Phnom Penh vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 88.4% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Shkoder. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Shkoder, you would:

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	+33.4%
Average			+13.5%

Shkoder vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	+138.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	+278.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	+180.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	+31.3%
Average			+68.4%

Shkoder vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-80.6%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	+61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	+47.8%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	+315.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	+748.9%
Average			+532.1%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	+69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	-16.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Shkoder	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	-48.3%
Average			-13.0%

Shkoder vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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