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Kiev vs. Siem Reap Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 37.1% more expensive than Siem Reap.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 30.7% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Siem Reap Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Siem Reap, you would:

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pay 54.3% more for restaurants

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.50 KHR9,993.27	$8.43 UAH355.45	+237.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$6.02 UAH253.89	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KHR2,841.24	$0.67 UAH28.46	-5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KHR1,865.41	$0.46 UAH19.54	-0.7%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 KHR5,596.23	$0.78 UAH33.02	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.90 UAH206.65	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.69 KHR26,732.24	$4.75 UAH200.40	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 KHR6,155.85	$2.01 UAH84.99	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 KHR6,491.08	$2.12 UAH89.27	+30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 KHR6,572.67	$0.55 UAH23.32	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KHR1,994.46	$0.72 UAH30.51	+45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 KHR6,028.72	$0.85 UAH35.96	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KHR2,348.03	$1.01 UAH42.65	+72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 KHR2,311.77	$0.37 UAH15.74	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 KHR1,692.27	$0.25 UAH10.69	-40.2%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 KHR16,404.18	$5.31 UAH223.89	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.23 UAH431.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$6.02 UAH253.89	-33.5%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 30.7% more for housing

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.50 KHR77,947.48	$7.04 UAH297.00	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$336.25 KHR1,344,094.39	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	+87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.67 KHR966,015.79	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	+56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.72 KHR226,709.99	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	+42.8%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	+27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,000.00 KHR19,986,533.64	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	+56.9%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR3,997.31	$1.08 UAH45.70	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 KHR6,670.51	$1.64 UAH69.03	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR6,995.29	$2.89 UAH121.87	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25 KHR144,902.37	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$4.81 UAH203.11	+28.4%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Siem Reap	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	+166.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 KHR73,283.96	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	+95.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 KHR219,851.87	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	+76.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.33 KHR145,235.48	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	+201.5%
Average			+134.9%

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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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