Cost of living comparison
China is 71.7% more expensive than Lviv.
If you lived in China instead of Lviv, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Lviv
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₴170.36
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₴173.07
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₴22.75
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
₴18.00
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Lviv
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
₴24.52
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.36
₴133.55
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
₴148.35
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
₴70.15
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₴66.96
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.21
₴8.44
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
₴22.83
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₴23.69
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₴30.00
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.78
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₴9.51
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Lviv
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
₴202.48
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.16
₴324.50
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,204.84
₴962,687.73
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
₴123.31
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Lviv
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.05
₴200.90
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$400.78
₴15,939.97
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.95
₴10,975.09
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.35
₴2,201.38
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Lviv
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$211.17
₴8,398.86
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,269.01
₴130,016.93
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lviv
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.27
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
₴51.18
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
₴75.72
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.04
₴876.42
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴162.25
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Lviv
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.77
₴2,217.93
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.88
₴1,307.79
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
₴2,526.66
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.78
₴2,735.40
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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