Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Ukraine

Lviv vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Lviv is 6.9% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% more in Lviv
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Lviv
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Lviv
Housing: pay 2.6% more in Lviv
Childcare: pay 63.9% more in Lviv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Lviv
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Lviv

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

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Lviv vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.1% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Lviv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.49	$6.69 UAH300.33	+56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.99	$6.69 UAH300.33	+70.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.35 UAH60.69	+67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.83	$1.34 UAH60.19	+198.7%
Average			+73.1%

Selangor vs. Lviv - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Selangor	Lviv
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.37	$0.84 UAH37.80	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$4.50 UAH202.17	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR29.12	$4.83 UAH216.95	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.91	$2.15 UAH96.64	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$2.19 UAH98.21	+8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$0.61 UAH27.59	-60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.73 UAH32.84	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.80 UAH35.82	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.24 UAH55.68	+74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.37 UAH16.48	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.25 UAH11.40	-47.2%
Average			-22.1%

Selangor vs. Lviv - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Selangor	Lviv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.82	$6.49 UAH291.75	+124.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$20.06 UAH900.98	+63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$5.57 UAH250.27	-49.4%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 2.6% more for housing

	Selangor	Lviv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$7.26 UAH325.98	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	+13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	+36.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 63.9% more for childcare

	Selangor	Lviv
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR499.58	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	+171.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	$7,142.67 UAH321K	-1.0%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Lviv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.45 UAH110.12	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.19	$2.21 UAH99.17	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.23 UAH145.16	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR164.86	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$4.68 UAH210.23	-6.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Selangor	Lviv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR319.40	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR333.06	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	+22.3%
Average			+18.6%

Selangor vs. Lviv - Cost of clothing

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