Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Croatia

Zadar vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Zadar is 54.5% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Zadar
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in Zadar
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Zadar
Housing: pay 92.7% more in Zadar
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Zadar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Zadar
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Zadar

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

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Zadar vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Lviv	Zadar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$14.56 HRK97.59	+117.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.69 UAH300.33	$7.84 HRK52.55	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 UAH60.69	$2.96 HRK19.84	+119.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UAH60.19	$2.15 HRK14.39	+60.2%
Average			+70.1%

Lviv vs. Zadar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Lviv	Zadar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UAH37.80	$1.68 HRK11.26	+99.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 UAH202.17	$5.46 HRK36.58	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 UAH216.95	$4.35 HRK29.17	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 UAH96.64	$3.86 HRK25.88	+79.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 UAH98.21	$4.40 HRK29.51	+101.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UAH27.59	$0.88 HRK5.88	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.84	$0.70 HRK4.71	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH35.82	$0.97 HRK6.47	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 UAH55.68	$1.16 HRK7.75	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.48	$1.01 HRK6.80	+176.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.40	$0.61 HRK4.09	+140.2%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Lviv	Zadar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 UAH291.75	$6.92 HRK46.38	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.06 UAH900.98	$44.59 HRK298.92	+122.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 UAH250.27	$21.27 HRK142.63	+281.9%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 92.7% more for housing

	Lviv	Zadar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.26 UAH325.98	$40.07 HRK268.62	+452.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	$891.76 HRK5,978.45	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	$687.97 HRK4,612.20	+76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	$138.04 HRK925.45	+112.1%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Lviv	Zadar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	$242.61 HRK1,626.48	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,142.67 UAH321K	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-4.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lviv	Zadar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 UAH110.12	$3.36 HRK22.52	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 UAH99.17	$2.48 HRK16.61	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 UAH145.16	$5.60 HRK37.53	+73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	$55.99 HRK375.34	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 UAH210.23	$10.74 HRK71.99	+129.5%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Lviv	Zadar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	$89.58 HRK600.55	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	$36.20 HRK242.72	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	$103.58 HRK694.38	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	$78.38 HRK525.48	-21.4%
Average			-8.7%

Lviv vs. Zadar - Cost of clothing

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