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Albania vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 35.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 99.7% more in Albania
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 79.8% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$9.59 ALL795	+91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.67 ALL719	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.77 ALL147	+90.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.83 ALL69	-8.8%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.03 ALL85	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.40 ALL448	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.89 ALL654	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.20 ALL266	+76.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.26 ALL270	+62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.65 ALL54	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.13 ALL94	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.74 ALL61	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.66 ALL55	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.51 ALL42	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.53 ALL44	-2.0%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$8.27 ALL685	+90.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$19.40 ALL1,608	+102.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$30.95 ALL2,565	+241.8%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.59 ALL1,375	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$521.48 ALL43,231	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$357.61 ALL29,646	+30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$61.56 ALL5,103	-25.8%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$175.46 ALL14,546	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-44.7%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.46 ALL204	+103.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.95 ALL161	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.30 ALL356	+129.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$52.57 ALL4,358	+26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.66 ALL635	+104.2%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 79.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$54.19 ALL4,492	+110.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$39.78 ALL3,298	+70.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$94.48 ALL7,832	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$139.08 ALL11,529	+131.0%
Average			+79.8%

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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: December 2025

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