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Cambodia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 57.2% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 73.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 79.3% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,619	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,181	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,671	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,787	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+0.2%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 73.9% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,926	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+92.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA24,011	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,413	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+103.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,825	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,798	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,870	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+128.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,487	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+98.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,534	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+181.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,830	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,284	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+126.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,813	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+27.0%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,882	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+287.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,890	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-47.4%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA269,738	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA321,047	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+229.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA201,275	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+36.9%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA208,413	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+357.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-38.9%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,656	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,953	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,764	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA134,087	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,989	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-42.1%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA87,220	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA77,045	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA317,229	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA248,436	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-28.7%
Average			+4.2%

Madagascar 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: December 2025

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