Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Kobe vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 32.2% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 8.5% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Lviv	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.30	$7.59 ¥1,202	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.69 UAH300.30	$4.87 ¥771	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 UAH60.69	$1.17 ¥185	-13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UAH60.18	$0.60 ¥95	-55.1%
Average			-13.8%

Lviv vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lviv	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UAH37.79	$1.29 ¥204	+53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 UAH202.15	$6.33 ¥1,001	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 UAH216.93	$5.78 ¥915	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 UAH96.63	$2.05 ¥325	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 UAH98.20	$3.16 ¥500	+44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UAH27.58	$3.53 ¥559	+475.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.84	$1.36 ¥216	+86.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH35.82	$2.28 ¥360	+185.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 UAH55.67	$3.54 ¥560	+185.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.48	$1.72 ¥273	+369.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.40	$1.58 ¥250	+522.1%
Average			+129.0%

Lviv vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Lviv	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 UAH291.72	$4.10 ¥649	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.06 UAH900.90	$63.27 ¥10,014	+215.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 UAH250.25	$28.47 ¥4,506	+411.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Lviv	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.26 UAH325.95	$31.16 ¥4,932	+329.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.13 UAH22,554.06	$687.49 ¥109K	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$389.24 UAH17,483.21	$463.95 ¥73,436	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.08 UAH2,923.12	$111.27 ¥17,613	+71.0%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 8.5% less for childcare

	Lviv	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.98 UAH14,911.49	$322.65 ¥51,071	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,142.67 UAH321K	$6,149.41 ¥973K	-13.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lviv	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 UAH110.11	$2.06 ¥326	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 UAH99.16	$2.34 ¥371	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 UAH145.14	$3.48 ¥551	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 UAH1,422.25	$46.39 ¥7,344	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 UAH210.21	$11.39 ¥1,803	+143.3%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Lviv	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.43 UAH4,016.77	$50.30 ¥7,961	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.35 UAH1,947.08	$25.31 ¥4,006	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.92 UAH4,398.41	$45.97 ¥7,277	-53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.72 UAH4,479.23	$65.37 ¥10,348	-34.4%
Average			-43.6%

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