Cost of living comparison
Lviv is 10.5% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Lviv instead of Russia, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$4.28
UAH169.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$4.35
UAH172.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.57
UAH22.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.45
UAH17.89
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.62
UAH24.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.36
UAH132.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$3.73
UAH147.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.76
UAH69.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.68
UAH66.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.21
UAH8.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.57
UAH22.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.60
UAH23.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.75
UAH29.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.17
UAH6.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.24
UAH9.45
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$5.09
UAH201.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$24,204.84
UAH957,161.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$3.10
UAH122.60
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$5.05
UAH199.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$400.78
UAH15,848.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$275.95
UAH10,912.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$55.35
UAH2,188.74
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$211.17
UAH8,350.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$3,269.01
UAH129,270.62
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.29
UAH50.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.90
UAH75.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$22.04
UAH871.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Russia
|
Lviv
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$55.77
UAH2,205.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$32.88
UAH1,300.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$63.53
UAH2,512.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$68.78
UAH2,719.70
|
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