Cost of Living in Lviv

I also would like to warn foreigners like General Van something....
If you are coming to independent democratic country of Ukraine to enjoy yourself, eat fine food, to do some sightseeing or simply observe and talk to locals - you are welcomed. However, if you want to spread here your own ideas of either right wing or left wing origin, you will simply run into problems.

We here had a pro- European revolution in 2014 , then a Russian invasion and more recently a free and fare elections to chart a more neutral course... As we Ukrainians try to agree among ourselves we ask Europe and other Global powers only to assist us in defending ourselves against the blatant Russian aggression as is the duty world community has before Ukraine according to our country’s denuclearization agreement of 1994 (Budapest Memorandum)

So if you have other agenda simply stay out...

Oleg Yatskar - Ukraine had a stable Economy before the Western Coup De Tat, Ukraine only has itself to blame for the violent, Western backed removal of a democratically elected president. Lvov likes flying the EU flag these days, but the EU probably won't be around long enough for Ukraine to join. Nevertheless, good country although Lvov errs on the side of Fasicsm

Numbeo assumes expat living and you can see the methodology how they calculate four-person family monthly costs in their Estimator. Look in the menu under "Cost of Living" -> Estimator.

Purely methodological

Don’t sit only in Lviv. Also you can enjoy much cheaper cities for turism porpose in Ukraine, I lived month in downtown of Chernihiv (city near Kiev). Rent was twice cheaper than in Lviv. Cool restaurants and amazing old culture in one place. Found eco Belorussian food products in local market. I got rest with English speaking locals(girls;)), with much cheaper options I had ever in life.

Hi everyone.
Me, my wife, a 5 year old girl and a 1 year old boy are interested in a long time-out (between three
months and a year) in Lviv.

Our monthly budget is around 1000 US Dollars. Is it enough to rent 2 bedrooms apt. + bills + groceries?

Also, we don't have EU passports. Do you know if the stay in Ukraine is limited to 90 days?

Thanks.

So in 2013 you could get 12 UAH for one British pound, you now get 36 UAH, the value of their currency has gone down 3x since the war started.

You can stay in a nice hostel in Lviv for 3GBP a night; Booking.com wow 0o0

Beer is 40 pence, cigarettes 80 pence, macdonalds is 2 pounds.

I know where my next holiday destination is ;)

For Ksenia: You can contact my friend Rostik who has years of experience with residential real estate rentals.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001259864068&fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab&pnref=friends.all

You, "anonymous" in the last post - for your information we are in a war with Russia which annexed and occupied our territory, that is why income levels have fallen recently. If you are a foreigner who ism enjoying our cheap prices - keep enjoying them and make sure you keep your mouth shut because yesterday our parliament passed the law calling Russia the aggressor and occupier OFFICIALLY!!! Make sure what you say and do during your stay in Ukraine does not fall under one of the paragraphs of our new criminal law on denying this Russian agression!!!

TO MAINTAIN DISIRED LIFE STYLE OF KIND OF LEVEL ( ASSUMING YOU WILL RENT NICE 2BED FLAT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN LVIV) YOU WILL NEED AROUND 2000$ PER M0NTH... A 2 bedroom flat in the center- 600-1000 USD,
--I want to eat out everyday, mid range scale restaurants-300$ PER MONTH.
-- go out 3-4 times a week-500$ PER MONTH,
--nice gym membership-30-50$ PER MONTH, no car as want to live in the center,
--maid once or twice a week-100-150$ PER MONTH,
--nice flat with nice furniture and renovated 600-1000$ PER MONTH.
--Cultural activities , like opera and etc at least twice a month-50-150 $ PER MONTH.
--russian tutor to learn Russian 2-3 times a week - 150$ PER MONTH

Lviv is really a fantastic city to live
I have been living in ukraine for 3 years now
I am from uk this is the city come and live here and enjoy good food great entertainment and beautiful girls
super cheap here in ukraine one of the lowest cost for living countries in the world
come and see for yourself

Hi David,
I think a resonable budget for a person havig to rent a one room central apartment would be 600-750$ monthly and that is well above what locals have. You will rent a place for 250-300$, food should cost around 150$monthly and the rest is yours to keep and enjoy!!! In Lviv it should be fine...not super but comfortable by local standards. Like that you would go out at least two times a week... Hope that helps!!!

Hi Guy i want to go lviv i dont have information about lviv and i want to information about lviv Somone help me . Thanks

dobre den!
I would like to know, please, what is the best type of business I can open in Lviv, and thus having to have return.
diakuiu

Hello,
I plan to move to Ukraine in January 2017 and I Wonder if UAH 10.000,00 is OK to have good life. I am single and I don't have much free time during the week, so on top of food/transport I also need to consider laundry.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.

D'yakuyu, Oleg! And one thing I am curious about: is it a common practice for Ukrainian students to share a flat together, as in many countries? If possible, I wish to move to a flat in my second year in somewhere close to Rynok Square or Svoboda Avenue. How much do flats cost in these areas, especially the modified/improved ones?

Hi everyone,

I am planning to move to Lviv in August to study at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. I have an online job which earns me a sum between 5000 and 5500 UAH, depending on exchange rates.

I visited Lviv as a tourist once and it was very cheap. Do you think this amount of monthly money would be enough for a student living a modest life? In first year, I am planning to stay at a dorm, whose cost is not more than 300 UAH - so essentially, putting accommodation aside, I will have more than 4500 UAH per month.

Is this good money for a student to live on? Or let's say, is it enough? Could I live on it?

The situation with crime - normal. Especially the city center. Do not behave uncivilized and everything will be fine. Housing prices are lower, but you should be able to bargain ( make a deal).
It is cheaper to live in a small suburban, but in downtown - safe and fun.

Lviv is amazing. They say Live Lviv )) I moved to here from Israel a year ago. But I lived also in US, London, and visited many Europe countries. I work for an Israeli company, and kept my position working from Lviv remotely. I have a decent salary even in US standards, so basically the cost of living here is negligible, and I mean much more comfortable life than I had in Israel. it's way more interesting life here than I had in Israel or US. The most amazing thing is local restaurants - they are better than anywhere, and I never have to cook at home. The worst thing here is roads. However, you don't need a car here if you live in the center, and when taxi costs ~$2 almost to anywhere in the city. Actually, everything privately owned is amazing, everything govt-owned is awful.

Konrad, area of Lviv is not originally Polish. These lands were conquered by Boleslaw Chrobry. Any direction of conquering is unjust. Please check a map dated on 1000 A.D. Pozdrowienia z Polski, jestem Polakiem z krwi i kości :)