A large country with strong IT and low prices. A war is ongoing — safety comes first.
For living31/100
For travel26/100
Key facts
Average net salary$500 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$450 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$7
Traveller daily budget$45 /day
Safety3/10
ClimateContinental
Avg summer temperature+26 °C
Avg winter temperature-3 °C
Best time to visitMay, June, July, August, September
Life expectancy74.7
Population38,980,376
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 135 countries
Places worth seeing
- Market Square: The heart of old Lviv, UNESCO.
- High Castle: Views over the city’s roofs and spires.
- Lviv Opera House: One of Europe’s most beautiful theatres.
- Lviv coffee houses: Coffee, chocolate and syrnyky in the old town.
- Kyiv Pechersk Lavra: An 11th-century cave monastery above the Dnipro.
- St Sophia’s Cathedral: 11th-century mosaics, UNESCO.
- Andriivskyi Descent: A cobbled artists’ street overlooking Podil.
- Podil: Cafés, bars and the riverfront.
- Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress: A fortress on a rock above a canyon.
- Yaremche & Probiy Falls: The gateway to the Carpathians.
- Hoverla: Ukraine’s highest peak, 2,061 m.
- Odesa Opera House: A baroque theatre in the centre.
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