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Vlore vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Vlore is 37.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Vlore
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Vlore
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Vlore
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Vlore
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Vlore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Vlore
Clothing: pay 92.3% more in Vlore

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

Vlore vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$9.64 ALL794	+92.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.23 ALL595	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.78 ALL147	+91.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.76 ALL63	-16.4%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.99 ALL81	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.05 ALL416	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.78 ALL641	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.59 ALL213	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.53 ALL291	+75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.86 ALL71	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$1.09 ALL90	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.79 ALL65	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.69 ALL56	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.48 ALL40	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.56 ALL46	+4.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$8.27 ALL681	+91.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$24.10 ALL1,984	+151.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$35,027.69 ALL2,883,809	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$37.82 ALL3,114	+317.8%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$17.01 ALL1,400	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$460.97 ALL37,951	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$437.87 ALL36,050	+59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$49.24 ALL4,054	-40.7%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$96.41 ALL7,938	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	??
Average			-67.1%

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.41 ALL198	+99.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.84 ALL152	-27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.22 ALL347	+125.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$56.78 ALL4,674	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$8.42 ALL694	+124.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 92.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Vlore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$48.21 ALL3,969	+87.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$54.23 ALL4,465	+132.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$96.41 ALL7,938	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$144.62 ALL11,906	+140.2%
Average			+92.3%

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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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