Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Ukraine

Lviv vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Lviv is 7.6% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Lviv
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Lviv
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Lviv
Housing: pay 12.7% more in Lviv
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Lviv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Lviv
Clothing: pay 55.9% more in Lviv

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

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Lviv vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Lviv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$6.69 UAH300.33	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$6.69 UAH300.33	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.35 UAH60.69	-25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.34 UAH60.19	+101.9%
Average			-6.6%

Shkoder vs. Lviv - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Lviv
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.84 UAH37.80	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$4.50 UAH202.17	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.83 UAH216.95	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$2.15 UAH96.64	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$2.19 UAH98.21	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.61 UAH27.59	-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.73 UAH32.84	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.80 UAH35.82	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.24 UAH55.68	+86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.37 UAH16.48	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.25 UAH11.40	-54.2%
Average			-11.8%

Shkoder vs. Lviv - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Lviv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$6.49 UAH291.75	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$20.06 UAH900.98	+78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$5.57 UAH250.27	-83.6%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 12.7% more for housing

	Shkoder	Lviv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$7.26 UAH325.98	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	+39.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Lviv
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$331.98 UAH14,912.93	+262.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$7,142.67 UAH321K	+289.9%
Average			+275.9%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Lviv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.45 UAH110.12	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.21 UAH99.17	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$3.23 UAH145.16	-24.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$4.68 UAH210.23	-36.1%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 55.9% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Lviv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	+83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	+254.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	+33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	-32.0%
Average			+55.9%

Shkoder vs. Lviv - Cost of clothing

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