Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 4.2% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 7.3% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,634.00	$3.04 MGA12,743	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,864.50	$4.73 MGA19,818	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,240.24	$0.82 MGA3,435	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,500.20	$0.62 MGA2,608	-0.2%
Average			-9.0%

Cambodia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,779.99	$0.88 MGA3,673	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,867.00	$5.36 MGA22,466	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,670.67	$3.89 MGA16,293	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,151.17	$1.97 MGA8,257	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,192.29	$2.63 MGA11,039	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,862.95	$0.64 MGA2,685	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,637.42	$0.33 MGA1,391	-49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,395.73	$0.57 MGA2,371	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,662.27	$0.41 MGA1,713	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,598.01	$0.29 MGA1,201	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,061.43	$0.40 MGA1,696	-21.3%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,453.62	$4.44 MGA18,603	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,496.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,248.82	$17.17 MGA71,943	+89.9%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,940.93	$60.23 MGA252K	+177.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1M	$257.49 MGA1M	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR946K	$71.69 MGA300K	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR247K	$44.95 MGA188K	-27.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 7.3% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR854K	$46.54 MGA195K	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+63.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,176.98	$0.82 MGA3,421	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,962.58	$1.33 MGA5,570	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,017.50	$1.73 MGA7,265	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151K	$29.94 MGA125K	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,037.50	$6.47 MGA27,124	+72.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,493.12	$19.48 MGA81,608	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,212.50	$17.20 MGA72,088	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR277K	$70.84 MGA297K	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR159K	$55.48 MGA232K	+40.3%
Average			+1.0%

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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: June 2026

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