Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 7.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 44.3% less in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.5% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	-50.0%
Average			-28.5%

Macedonia vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+133.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	+100.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	+252.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+224.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	+54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	+32.1%
Average			+48.9%

Macedonia vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$31,666.67 KHR129M	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	+73.4%
Average			-18.6%

Macedonia vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$399.26 KHR2M	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$267.29 KHR1M	+34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$70.60 KHR287K	-29.3%
Average			+26.8%

Macedonia vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$425.04 KHR2M	+48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$6,825.90 KHR28M	+66.4%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$49.12 KHR200K	+67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	-15.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 44.3% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$27.42 KHR112K	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$83.47 KHR340K	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$41.28 KHR168K	-58.2%
Average			-44.3%

Macedonia vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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