Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 0.8% cheaper than Lviv.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Tainan
Housing: pay 34.7% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Tainan

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

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Tainan vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Lviv	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$3.77 NT$122.24	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.69 UAH300.33	$4.71 NT$152.81	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 UAH60.69	$0.92 NT$29.80	-32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UAH60.19	$0.65 NT$21.18	-51.3%
Average			-38.8%

Lviv vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lviv	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UAH37.80	$1.76 NT$57.28	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 UAH202.17	$9.85 NT$319.53	+118.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 UAH216.95	$11.54 NT$374.58	+139.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 UAH96.64	$2.72 NT$88.34	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 UAH98.21	$4.45 NT$144.40	+103.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UAH27.59	$2.23 NT$72.36	+263.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.84	$1.29 NT$41.72	+75.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH35.82	$1.38 NT$44.91	+73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 UAH55.68	$2.02 NT$65.53	+62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.48	$1.25 NT$40.46	+239.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.40	$1.04 NT$33.78	+310.2%
Average			+123.9%

Lviv vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Lviv	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 UAH291.75	$3.93 NT$127.46	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.06 UAH900.98	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	+68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 UAH250.27	$8.87 NT$287.78	+59.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 34.7% less for housing

	Lviv	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.26 UAH325.98	$21.44 NT$695.94	+195.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+1.8%
Average			-34.7%

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pay about the same for childcare

	Lviv	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	+30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,142.67 UAH321K	$5,493.16 NT$178K	-23.1%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lviv	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 UAH110.12	$2.83 NT$91.68	+15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 UAH99.17	$3.24 NT$105.27	+46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 UAH145.16	$3.92 NT$127.34	+21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 UAH210.23	$9.73 NT$315.80	+107.9%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Lviv	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+5.4%
Average			-12.1%

Lviv vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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