Cost of living comparison

Poltava, Ukraine

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Poltava Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 90.4% more expensive than Poltava.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 66.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 64.8% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Poltava. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Poltava Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.54 UAH229.71	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.45 UAH184.77	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 UAH19.97	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	+133.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UAH14.98	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	+179.9%
Average			+90.2%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 UAH25.62	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	+199.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.97	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.26 UAH135.06	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	+147.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.06	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 UAH64.56	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH13.58	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	+563.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 UAH24.34	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UAH24.33	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	+221.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 UAH33.97	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 UAH4.91	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	+545.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.82	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	+110.3%
Average			+172.7%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 66.2% more for transportation

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 UAH200.58	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.45 UAH599.24	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	-26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,499.34 UAH1,140,558.54	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	+78.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 UAH115.85	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	+222.2%
Average			+66.2%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.82 UAH199.75	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	+363.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.72 UAH8,988.64	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62	+131.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.48 UAH5,992.43	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49	+92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.28 UAH3,039.56	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	-1.6%
Average			+146.3%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 64.8% more for childcare

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$240.80 UAH9,987.38	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	+41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH305,785.14	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	+88.5%
Average			+64.8%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 UAH29.96	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	+107.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 UAH51.19	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	+124.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 UAH84.89	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.84 UAH532.66	$48.33 KHR193,468.64	+276.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.75	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	+14.2%
Average			+104.1%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Poltava	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.61 UAH1,891.61	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.81 UAH1,153.54	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.85 UAH3,062.80	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.23 UAH2,829.76	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	-0.8%
Average			-11.5%

Poltava vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2025

More cost comparisons

Poltava vs.

Kiev

Poltava vs.

Manila

Poltava vs.

Berlin

Poltava vs.

Wellington

Poltava vs.

Dublin

Poltava vs.

Hong Kong

Poltava vs.

Canberra

Poltava vs.

Dodoma

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Ukraine vs. Cambodia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Ukraine and Cambodia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Poltava

Add prices for Phnom Penh

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Phnom Penh or Poltava. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Ask a question about Poltava

Ask a question about Phnom Penh