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Phnom Penh vs. Sumy Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 35.9% more expensive than Sumy.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 90.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 15.2% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Sumy Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH304.67	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+97.2%
Average			+30.1%

Sumy vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.4% more for groceries

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+110.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 UAH171.07	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+101.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+227.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+124.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	-27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UAH9.21	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+301.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	+111.9%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 UAH213.71	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+61.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+50.4%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	+202.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.70 UAH9,647.86	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+110.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.44 UAH6,093.39	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+89.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+2.5%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 15.2% less for childcare

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-9.0%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 UAH35.54	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	+43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 UAH42.65	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+149.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.89 UAH1,218.68	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	+29.8%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Sumy	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.15 UAH2,031.13	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-45.0%
Average			-33.9%

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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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