Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 23.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
|
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