Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 28.2% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD296.95	$3.40 KHR13,609.52	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD252.63	$5.95 KHR23,816.66	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.98	$0.83 KHR3,327.66	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.44	$0.61 KHR2,453.91	-41.3%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.22	$1.79 KHR7,180.20	+167.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD198.65	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD256.57	$7.67 KHR30,696.43	+70.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD117.59	$1.85 KHR7,408.82	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD159.91	$2.00 KHR7,998.23	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.61	$1.56 KHR6,260.94	+294.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.29	$0.67 KHR2,675.22	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.55	$1.61 KHR6,454.61	+221.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD38.00	$0.64 KHR2,551.30	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD22.00	$0.66 KHR2,650.84	+71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.69	$0.57 KHR2,263.50	+30.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD302.18	$4.54 KHR18,166.60	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	+60.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD311.09	$8.94 KHR35,775.02	+63.6%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD935.19	$23.61 KHR94,516.66	+43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	$334.99 KHR1,340,907.69	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	$224.97 KHR900,514.39	+24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	$59.35 KHR237,584.56	-41.5%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	$239.67 KHR959,337.58	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	$6,966.88 KHR27,887,002.76	+270.0%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD101.53	$1.05 KHR4,202.94	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.91	$2.13 KHR8,506.35	+36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD156.04	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	-32.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	$40.58 KHR162,446.94	+61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD270.05	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	+16.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	$23.50 KHR94,065.78	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	$19.98 KHR79,989.27	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	$65.88 KHR263,684.41	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	$39.83 KHR159,444.84	-51.9%
Average			-38.5%

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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: April 2025

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