Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Ukraine

Lviv vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Lviv is 0.8% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% more in Lviv
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in Lviv
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Lviv
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Lviv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Lviv
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Lviv

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

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Lviv vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Lviv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$6.69 UAH300.33	+77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$6.69 UAH300.33	+42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.35 UAH60.69	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$1.34 UAH60.19	+105.3%
Average			+63.5%

Tainan vs. Lviv - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Tainan	Lviv
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$57.28	$0.84 UAH37.80	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$4.50 UAH202.17	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$4.83 UAH216.95	-58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.15 UAH96.64	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$2.19 UAH98.21	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$0.61 UAH27.59	-72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$0.73 UAH32.84	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.80 UAH35.82	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.24 UAH55.68	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.37 UAH16.48	-70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.25 UAH11.40	-75.6%
Average			-55.3%

Tainan vs. Lviv - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Tainan	Lviv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$127.46	$6.49 UAH291.75	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	$20.06 UAH900.98	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$287.78	$5.57 UAH250.27	-37.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Tainan	Lviv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$7.26 UAH325.98	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	$502.13 UAH22,556.24	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	$389.24 UAH17,484.90	+98.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$65.08 UAH2,923.41	-1.8%
Average			+53.1%

Tainan vs. Lviv - Cost of housing

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pay about the same for childcare

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

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Lviv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$2.45 UAH110.12	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$105.27	$2.21 UAH99.17	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$3.23 UAH145.16	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	$31.66 UAH1,422.39	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$4.68 UAH210.23	-51.9%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Tainan	Lviv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$89.43 UAH4,017.16	+41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$43.35 UAH1,947.26	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$97.92 UAH4,398.84	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$99.72 UAH4,479.66	-5.1%
Average			+13.8%

Tainan vs. Lviv - Cost of clothing

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