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Veles vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Veles is 1.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Veles
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Veles
Transportation: pay 93.0% more in Veles
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Veles
Childcare: pay 53.7% less in Veles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Veles
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Veles

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

Veles vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$5.72 MKD299.69	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$4.77 MKD249.74	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.35 MKD70.74	+45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.87 MKD45.36	-5.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.54 MKD28.08	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$1.50 MKD78.57	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.06 MKD212.58	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.01 MKD105.46	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.81 MKD95.03	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.48 MKD25.35	-73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.65 MKD33.98	-26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.59 MKD30.75	-69.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.73 MKD38.41	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.43 MKD22.75	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.63 MKD32.85	+16.8%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 93.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.57 MKD291.99	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$49.98 MKD2,618.88	+420.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$26,989.10 MKD1,414,196.09	-44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$6.10 MKD319.67	-32.6%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$12.26 MKD642.57	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$224.34 MKD11,755.29	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$175.75 MKD9,209.30	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$88.51 MKD4,638.02	+6.7%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$221.56 MKD11,609.51	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$1,220.13 MKD63,933.37	-82.9%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.53 MKD79.92	+26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.59 MKD83.25	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.05 MKD159.83	+62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$26.69 MKD1,398.54	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$3.41 MKD178.46	-9.2%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Veles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$22.88 MKD1,198.75	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$19.06 MKD998.96	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$75.76 MKD3,969.51	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$114.00 MKD5,973.50	+89.4%
Average			+11.5%

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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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