Cost of living comparison

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Jyvaskyla vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Jyvaskyla is 68.2% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants
pay 99.0% more in Jyvaskyla
Groceries
pay 66.0% more in Jyvaskyla
Transportation
pay 84.3% more in Jyvaskyla
Housing
pay 70.0% more in Jyvaskyla
Childcare
pay 2.3% less in Jyvaskyla
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Jyvaskyla
Clothing
pay 12.7% less in Jyvaskyla

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

Jyvaskyla vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

pay 99.0% more for restaurants

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.69
UAH300.33
$16.24
€14.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.69
UAH300.33
$11.76
€10.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
UAH60.69
$2.44
€2.18

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
UAH37.80
$2.51
€2.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
UAH202.17
$3.88
€3.45
Milk (1 gallon) $4.83
UAH216.95
$5.55
€4.94

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
UAH291.75
$8.66
€7.70
Monthly public transit pass $20.06
UAH900.98
$71.96
€64.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,407.28
UAH1M
$36,622.07
€32,594.96

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pay 70.0% more for housing

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.26
UAH325.98
$21.65
€19.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.13
UAH22,556.24
$847.08
€753.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $389.24
UAH17,484.90
$641.98
€571.39

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.98
UAH14,912.93
$310.73
€276.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,142.67
UAH321K
$7,278.28
€6,477.93

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
UAH110.12
$8.40
€7.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
UAH99.17
$4.80
€4.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
UAH145.16
$13.44
€11.96

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

 
Lviv
Jyvaskyla
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.43
UAH4,017.16
$89.58
€79.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.35
UAH1,947.26
$27.99
€24.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.92
UAH4,398.84
$78.38
€69.76

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