Cost of living comparison

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Kiev vs. Siem Reap Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 62.8% more expensive than Siem Reap.

Restaurants
pay 96.9% more in Kiev
Groceries
pay 6.1% less in Kiev
Transportation
pay 2.9% less in Kiev
Housing
pay 19.2% more in Kiev
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.7% more in Kiev
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Siem Reap Cost Breakdown

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

pay 96.9% more for restaurants

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.50
KHR10,118.16
$11.14
UAH500.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
KHR32,378.11
$7.80
UAH350.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
KHR2,782.27
$0.80
UAH35.90

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Bread
1 loaf
$1.72
KHR6,947.80
$0.88
UAH39.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.67
KHR31,029.02
$5.12
UAH230.03
Milk (1 gallon) $8.27
KHR33,486.37
$5.04
UAH226.27

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.82
KHR19,511.50
$6.69
UAH300.39
Monthly public transit pass $15.00
KHR60,708.95
$11.14
UAH500.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
KHR101M
$29,407.28
UAH1M

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pay 19.2% more for housing

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.33
KHR62,058.04
$6.61
UAH296.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.00
KHR1M
$632.91
UAH28,416.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $235.09
KHR951K
$343.71
UAH15,431.82

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $280.00
KHR1M
$411.05
UAH18,454.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,423.33
KHR18M
$15,064.36
UAH676K

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
KHR4,047.26
$1.34
UAH60.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
KHR6,677.98
$1.70
UAH76.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
KHR5,564.99
$3.45
UAH155.09

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Siem Reap
Kiev
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.25
KHR106K
$74.25
UAH3,333.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$13.33
KHR53,963.51
$39.74
UAH1,784.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.75
KHR278K
$96.27
UAH4,322.45

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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: October 2026
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