Berlin vs Bogota vs Bucharest vs Budapest vs Lviv

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Population	3,400,000	10,978,360	1,830,000	1,768,073	731,387
Official language(s)	German	Spanish	Romanian	Hungarian	Ukrainian
Level of English	Very high	Low	High	High	Low
Main airport	Berlin Tegel (TXL)	El Dorado International Airport (BOG)	Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)	Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (BUD)	Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO)
Most common months to visit	May - September	January - March, December	April - October	March - June, September - November	May - September
Currency	EUR - Euro (€)	COP - Colombian Peso ($)	RON - Romanian Leu (L)	HUF - Hungarian Forint (Ft)	UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia (₴)
Credit cards	Accepted in some places but cash often preferred	Accepted everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere, cash needed for small shops	Accepted almost everywhere
Remote worker visa	Yes	No	No	No	No
Average monthly costs	$2200	$1097	$1351	$1230	$922
Rent	$939	$480	$615	$499	$400
Groceries	$188	$82	$114	$108	$91
Dining out	$271	$174	$165	$202	$151
Cafe	$57	$22	$38	$29	$21
Coworking space	$174	$77	$133	$120	$79
Mobile internet	$23	$11	$7	$9	$4
Public transportation	$88	$23	$21	$36	$5
Taxis	$58	$28	$9	$27	$12
Shared bicycles and scooters	$17	$17	$25	$13	$16
Sport and cultural events	$64	$22	$29	$24	$13
Museums and sights	$37	$7	$29	$7	$9
Nightlife	$63	$46	$45	$43	$43
Gym	$66	$15	$30	$37	$22
Yoga	$99	$57	$59	$48	$30
Massage	$56	$37	$31	$26	$27
SIM card options	Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone	Tigo, Movistar, Claro	Vodafone, Orange	Vodafone, Telenor	Vodafone, Kyivstar
Tipping	Round up for restaurants, not common for bars and services	10% service included in all bills, not required or expected at bars without table service	5% - 10% at restaurants, 5% - 10% tip for services is appreciated but not expected, round up for taxis	10 - 15% at restaurants and bars	10% in restaurants, not expected elsewhere
Taxi apps	Mytaxi, Uber	Uber, Cabify	Star Taxi, Uber	Bolt, Fotaxi	Uber, Uklon
Tap water	Drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Drinkable	Not drinkable
Overall cuisine	Heavy and hearty meals with plenty of meat, potatoes and bread	Latin American. Dishes with beef, pork and chicken are often mixed with flour-based foods and fruity desserts. Heavy influence from the Andes and other Colombian regions.	Wide range of meat and fish dishes, soups, salads and cheeses influenced by German, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek and Ukrainian cuisine.	Magyar cuisine makes extensive use of creams, cheeses and sauces primarily in beef, chicken and pork dishes, mixed with seasonal vegetables, fruits and rich desserts.	Slavic. Emphasis on frilled meats combined with potatoes, carrots, pickles and cabbage. Creamy deserts often elaborated with cottage cheese. Lviv enjoys culinary influences from Kiev (traditional with an emphasis on chicken) and Odessa (various seafood dishes).
Local food specialities	Currywurst, spätzle, königsberger klopse, schnitzel, eisbein, doner kebab, pretzels	Arepas, ajiaco santaferense, buñuelos, patacones, té de coca, changua	Sarmale, mămăligă, mici, ciolan cu fasole, ciorbă de burtă, covrig, papanasi	Goulash, Fisherman's soup, Főzelék, Somloi Galuska, Pörkölt and Paprikás, Kürtös Kalács, Hungarian Lecsó, Lángos	Lviv cheesecake, fish Zupa, Tsivikli, Karmanadli, Banosh, Borscht, Salo, Syrnyky
Eat like a local	Brew pubs, cafes, bars, deli shops	Local family restaurants and those from other regions. Menú del día. Community markets and sports bars.	Set lunch menus, cafe terraces, cofeterias	Local markets, cafés, taverns, street food, traditional restaurants	Local grills, themed taverns, local breweries, small bakeries
Vegetarian / vegan options	844 listings on Happy Cow	104 options on Happy Cow	33 listings on Happy Cow	47 options on HappyCow	9 options on HappyCow