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Tirana vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 61.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$12.05 ALL1,004	+141.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$12.05 ALL1,004	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.04 ALL170	+119.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.04 ALL86	+13.7%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.15 ALL96	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$6.73 ALL561	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$8.27 ALL689	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$4.21 ALL351	+131.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$3.67 ALL306	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.77 ALL64	-57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$1.27 ALL106	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.97 ALL81	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.88 ALL73	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.61 ALL51	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.60 ALL50	+11.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$8.19 ALL682	+89.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$19.28 ALL1,606	+100.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$34,989.79 ALL2,913,578	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$32.54 ALL2,710	+259.4%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$18.93 ALL1,576	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$838.35 ALL69,809	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$548.59 ALL45,681	+100.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$87.73 ALL7,305	+5.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$312.88 ALL26,053	+6.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$5,810.16 ALL483,808	-18.6%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$3.01 ALL251	+149.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.11 ALL175	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$4.46 ALL371	+137.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$58.65 ALL4,884	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$9.04 ALL753	+141.0%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$68.30 ALL5,687	+165.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$47.45 ALL3,951	+103.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$107.71 ALL8,969	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$131.74 ALL10,970	+118.8%
Average			+102.5%

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