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Skopje vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 33.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 10.7% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$7.63 MKD404.52	+52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$6.67 MKD353.95	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.99 MKD105.51	+114.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.35 MKD71.35	+47.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$0.81 MKD43.01	-50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.69 MKD248.97	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$5.03 MKD266.57	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.25 MKD119.26	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$3.60 MKD190.77	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.51 MKD27.20	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.65 MKD34.49	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.66 MKD35.22	-65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.98 MKD52.08	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.39 MKD20.92	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.43 MKD22.57	-20.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$5.90 MKD312.73	+36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	+197.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$5.53 MKD293.27	-38.9%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	+47.2%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 10.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	+10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	-31.3%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.86 MKD151.69	+136.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.22 MKD117.97	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.24 MKD171.92	+72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$6.67 MKD353.95	+77.9%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	+234.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	+75.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	+92.9%
Average			+105.8%

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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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