Cost of living comparison

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Gothenburg vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 77.9% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants
pay 91.0% more in Gothenburg
Groceries
pay 92.5% more in Gothenburg
Transportation
pay 70.8% more in Gothenburg
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Gothenburg
Childcare
pay 36.2% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Gothenburg
Clothing
pay 2.9% less in Gothenburg

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

Gothenburg vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

pay 91.0% more for restaurants

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.69
UAH300.33
$13.00
SEK128.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.69
UAH300.33
$12.45
SEK123.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
UAH60.69
$2.88
SEK28.60

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pay 92.5% more for groceries

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
UAH37.80
$2.75
SEK27.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
UAH202.17
$5.67
SEK56.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.83
UAH216.95
$6.33
SEK62.75

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pay 70.8% more for transportation

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
UAH291.75
$6.72
SEK66.57
Monthly public transit pass $20.06
UAH900.98
$85.98
SEK852.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,407.28
UAH1M
$32,980.57
SEK327K

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.26
UAH325.98
$33.52
SEK332.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.13
UAH22,556.24
$1,031.40
SEK10,223.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $389.24
UAH17,484.90
$918.63
SEK9,106.07

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.98
UAH14,912.93
$220.01
SEK2,180.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,142.67
UAH321K
$4,384.08
SEK43,458.06

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
UAH110.12
$6.95
SEK68.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
UAH99.17
$4.95
SEK49.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
UAH145.16
$8.30
SEK82.25

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

 
Lviv
Gothenburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.43
UAH4,017.16
$88.19
SEK874.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.35
UAH1,947.26
$32.97
SEK326.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.92
UAH4,398.84
$87.70
SEK869.34

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