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Cambodia vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 35.0% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Cambodia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Macau	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.21 MOP49.62	$3.40 KHR13,634.00	-45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.18 MOP49.38	$5.95 KHR23,859.50	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MOP6.10	$0.83 KHR3,333.65	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MOP5.16	$0.61 KHR2,458.33	-5.0%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Macau	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 MOP17.69	$1.79 KHR7,193.12	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 MOP69.77	$6.08 KHR24,394.17	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 MOP65.21	$7.67 KHR30,751.65	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 MOP19.15	$1.85 KHR7,422.15	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 MOP28.31	$2.00 KHR8,012.62	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.76	$1.56 KHR6,272.20	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 MOP11.70	$0.67 KHR2,680.03	-54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.77	$1.61 KHR6,466.22	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 MOP8.65	$0.64 KHR2,555.89	-41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 MOP15.79	$0.66 KHR2,655.61	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 MOP12.42	$0.57 KHR2,267.57	-63.6%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Macau	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.32 MOP50.50	$4.54 KHR18,199.28	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.90 MOP119.10	$10.60 KHR42,506.00	-28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,038.42 MOP248,118.17	$49,000.00 KHR196,490,000.00	+57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.35 MOP90.71	$8.94 KHR35,839.38	-21.2%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Macau	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.59 MOP236.54	$23.61 KHR94,686.68	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,131.45 MOP9,044.73	$334.99 KHR1,343,319.85	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.23 MOP7,939.78	$224.97 KHR902,134.33	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.16 MOP496.92	$59.35 KHR238,011.95	-4.5%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Macau	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.85 MOP5,458.60	$239.67 KHR961,063.33	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,355.39 MOP106,761.70	$6,966.88 KHR27,937,168.75	-47.8%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 MOP40.60	$1.05 KHR4,210.50	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 MOP36.63	$2.13 KHR8,521.65	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.21 MOP49.62	$1.85 KHR7,418.50	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.32 MOP793.98	$40.58 KHR162,739.17	-59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.91 MOP111.16	$5.50 KHR22,055.00	-60.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Macau	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.71 MOP413.36	$23.50 KHR94,235.00	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.04 MOP248.12	$19.98 KHR80,133.17	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.56 MOP468.12	$65.88 KHR264,158.75	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 MOP613.21	$39.83 KHR159,731.67	-48.1%
Average			-31.5%

Macau vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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