Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 54.8% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 84.7% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.4% more for restaurants

	Lviv	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$13.91 MX$257.20	+108.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.69 UAH300.33	$11.13 MX$205.76	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 UAH60.69	$1.68 MX$30.99	+24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UAH60.19	$1.03 MX$19.03	-23.2%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Lviv	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UAH37.80	$2.95 MX$54.63	+251.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 UAH202.17	$6.13 MX$113.44	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 UAH216.95	$7.20 MX$133.19	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 UAH96.64	$2.56 MX$47.39	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 UAH98.21	$4.28 MX$79.19	+95.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UAH27.59	$1.52 MX$28.05	+147.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.84	$0.71 MX$13.19	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH35.82	$0.98 MX$18.19	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 UAH55.68	$1.12 MX$20.72	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.48	$1.06 MX$19.52	+187.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.40	$1.23 MX$22.77	+385.4%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Lviv	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 UAH291.75	$5.91 MX$109.36	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.06 UAH900.98	$32.04 MX$592.58	+59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 UAH250.27	$10.57 MX$195.47	+89.7%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Lviv	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.26 UAH325.98	$26.79 MX$495.42	+269.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+41.2%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 84.7% more for childcare

	Lviv	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+111.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,142.67 UAH321K	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+61.0%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lviv	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 UAH110.12	$2.36 MX$43.72	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 UAH99.17	$4.04 MX$74.68	+82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 UAH145.16	$4.90 MX$90.53	+51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	$31.22 MX$577.27	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 UAH210.23	$5.29 MX$97.74	+12.9%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Lviv	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	$42.76 MX$790.75	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+21.0%
Average			+3.1%

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