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Japan

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Ukraine

Lviv vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Lviv is 24.3% cheaper than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% more in Lviv
Groceries: pay 56.3% less in Lviv
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Lviv
Housing: pay 29.5% less in Lviv
Childcare: pay 9.3% more in Lviv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Lviv
Clothing: pay 77.4% more in Lviv

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

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Lviv vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lviv instead of Kobe, you would:

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pay 16.0% more for restaurants

	Kobe	Lviv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$6.69 UAH300.33	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$6.69 UAH300.33	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$1.35 UAH60.69	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$1.34 UAH60.19	+122.9%
Average			+16.0%

Kobe vs. Lviv - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.3% less for groceries

	Kobe	Lviv
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$0.84 UAH37.80	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$4.50 UAH202.17	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$4.83 UAH216.95	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$2.15 UAH96.64	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$2.19 UAH98.21	-30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$0.61 UAH27.59	-82.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.73 UAH32.84	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$0.80 UAH35.82	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$1.24 UAH55.68	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.37 UAH16.48	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.25 UAH11.40	-83.9%
Average			-56.3%

Kobe vs. Lviv - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Kobe	Lviv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$6.49 UAH291.75	+58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$20.06 UAH900.98	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$5.57 UAH250.27	-80.4%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 29.5% less for housing

	Kobe	Lviv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$7.26 UAH325.98	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	-41.5%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 9.3% more for childcare

	Kobe	Lviv
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	+2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$7,142.67 UAH321K	+16.2%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Lviv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$2.45 UAH110.12	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$2.21 UAH99.17	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$3.23 UAH145.16	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$4.68 UAH210.23	-58.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 77.4% more for clothing

	Kobe	Lviv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	+71.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	+113.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	+52.5%
Average			+77.4%

Kobe vs. Lviv - Cost of clothing

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