Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 75.0% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD282.44	$5.00 KHR20,015.58	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD240.29	$7.00 KHR28,021.81	+57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD79.88	$1.12 KHR4,496.83	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD56.53	$1.01 KHR4,047.47	-3.1%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD36.35	$1.85 KHR7,405.76	+175.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD188.94	$6.08 KHR24,352.29	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD244.03	$8.07 KHR32,297.05	+79.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD111.85	$1.90 KHR7,598.64	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD152.09	$1.87 KHR7,490.11	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.50	$2.17 KHR8,700.64	+447.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD31.67	$0.87 KHR3,462.96	+48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.16	$1.89 KHR7,553.67	+276.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD36.14	$0.67 KHR2,697.74	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.92	$0.76 KHR3,056.57	+97.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD23.49	$0.65 KHR2,602.63	+49.9%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD287.41	$4.40 KHR17,595.91	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,325.41	$10.60 KHR42,433.03	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,653,346.46	$49,000.00 KHR196,152,694.24	+60.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD295.88	$9.00 KHR36,028.05	+64.7%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD889.48	$22.30 KHR89,264.86	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,178.44	$502.11 KHR2,009,985.72	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD9,768.32	$277.36 KHR1,110,287.38	+53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,497.52	$72.12 KHR288,723.21	-28.9%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,200.59	$340.00 KHR1,361,059.51	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD101,983.34	$13,900.83 KHR55,646,651.24	+638.2%
Average			+344.6%

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD96.56	$1.50 KHR6,004.67	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD84.57	$2.77 KHR11,103.88	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD148.41	$2.00 KHR8,006.23	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,359.20	$48.33 KHR193,483.95	+92.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD256.85	$5.50 KHR22,017.14	+16.0%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,714.72	$24.67 KHR98,743.53	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,811.53	$20.80 KHR83,264.82	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD3,914.40	$93.00 KHR372,289.81	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,481.03	$67.67 KHR270,877.53	-18.2%
Average			-19.5%

Macedonia vs. Phnom Penh - 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: April 2025

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