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Shkoder vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 15.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Shkoder

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

Shkoder vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$6.03 ALL500	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.82 ALL400	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.78 ALL148	+91.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.76 ALL63	-16.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.99 ALL82	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.58 ALL297	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.78 ALL645	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.59 ALL214	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.28 ALL189	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.72 ALL60	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.08 ALL89	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.79 ALL65	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.66 ALL54	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.46 ALL39	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.55 ALL45	+1.8%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$8.27 ALL686	+91.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$11.68 ALL968	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$37.82 ALL3,135	+317.8%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$17.01 ALL1,410	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$313.34 ALL25,976	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$305.30 ALL25,310	+11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$49.24 ALL4,082	-40.7%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$90.39 ALL7,493	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$1,807.72 ALL149,861	-74.7%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.41 ALL200	+99.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.81 ALL150	-28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.22 ALL350	+125.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$42.18 ALL3,497	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.23 ALL599	+92.8%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$48.21 ALL3,996	+87.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$12.05 ALL999	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$72.31 ALL5,994	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$144.62 ALL11,989	+140.2%
Average			+40.3%

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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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