Cost of living comparison

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Frankfurt vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 2.3 times more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Frankfurt
Groceries
pay 81.8% more in Frankfurt
Transportation
pay 79.1% more in Frankfurt
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Frankfurt
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Frankfurt
Clothing
pay 9.0% less in Frankfurt

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

Frankfurt vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.69
UAH300.30
$16.80
€14.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.69
UAH300.30
$13.44
€11.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
UAH60.69
$3.79
€3.38

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
UAH37.79
$2.19
€1.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
UAH202.15
$6.86
€6.13
Milk (1 gallon) $4.83
UAH216.93
$5.33
€4.75

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pay 79.1% more for transportation

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
UAH291.72
$8.53
€7.61
Monthly public transit pass $20.06
UAH900.90
$70.54
€62.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,407.28
UAH1M
$32,914.63
€29,380.19

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.26
UAH325.95
$47.15
€42.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.13
UAH22,554.06
$1,318.90
€1,177.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $389.24
UAH17,483.21
$1,097.23
€979.41

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.98
UAH14,911.49
$1,086.75
€970.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,142.67
UAH321K
$22,920.26
€20,459.04

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
UAH110.11
$5.60
€5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
UAH99.16
$4.49
€4.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
UAH145.14
$9.74
€8.70

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

 
Lviv
Frankfurt
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.43
UAH4,016.77
$86.76
€77.44
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.35
UAH1,947.08
$33.49
€29.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.92
UAH4,398.41
$84.22
€75.17

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