Cost of living comparison
Lviv is 20.4% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Lviv instead of China, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
China
|
Lviv
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
$4.28
UAH169.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
$4.35
UAH172.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.57
UAH22.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.45
UAH17.95
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.62
UAH24.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
$3.36
UAH133.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
$3.73
UAH147.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
$1.76
UAH69.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$1.68
UAH66.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.21
UAH8.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.57
UAH22.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.60
UAH23.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.75
UAH29.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.17
UAH6.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.24
UAH9.48
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
$5.09
UAH201.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
$24,204.84
UAH960,332.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
$3.10
UAH123.01
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
$5.05
UAH200.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
$400.78
UAH15,900.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
$275.95
UAH10,948.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
$55.35
UAH2,195.99
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
$211.17
UAH8,378.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
$3,269.01
UAH129,698.86
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
$1.29
UAH51.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
$1.90
UAH75.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
$22.04
UAH874.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
China
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
$55.77
UAH2,212.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
$32.88
UAH1,304.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
$63.53
UAH2,520.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
$68.78
UAH2,728.71
|
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