Lviv vs Panama City vs Playa del Carmen vs Rio de Janeiro vs Tbilisi

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Population	731,387	880,691	259,453	6,718,903	1,108,700
Official language(s)	Ukrainian	Spanish	Spanish	Portuguese	Georgian
Level of English	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Low
Main airport	Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO)	Tocumen International Airport (PTY)	Cancun International Airport (CUN)	Galeão International Airport	Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)
Most common months to visit	May - September	December - April	January - May, October - December	January - March, December	March - June
Currency	UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia (₴)	PAB - Panamanian Balboa (B/.)	MXN - Mexican Peso ($)	BRL - Brazilian Real (R$)	GEL - Georgian Lari (₾)
Credit cards	Accepted almost everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere but not in smaller shops.	Accepted almost everywhere	Accepted everywhere	Accepted everywhere
Remote worker visa	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Average monthly costs	$922	$2359	$2143	$1833	$1462
Rent	$400	$1036	$923	$1066	$752
Groceries	$91	$236	$127	$95	$112
Dining out	$151	$371	$207	$210	$169
Cafe	$21	$43	$42	$25	$45
Coworking space	$79	$157	$160	$130	$125
Mobile internet	$4	$21	$21	$7	$4
Public transportation	$5	$12	$17	$33	$8
Taxis	$12	$48	$9	$14	$14
Shared bicycles and scooters	$16	$0	$49	$16	$27
Sport and cultural events	$13	$35	$97	$55	$21
Museums and sights	$9	$9	$217	$26	$9
Nightlife	$43	$117	$77	$54	$53
Gym	$22	$37	$42	$31	$33
Yoga	$30	$163	$54	$40	$37
Massage	$27	$75	$101	$32	$53
SIM card options	Vodafone, Kyivstar	Claro, Movistar	Telcel, Movistar	Tim, Claro, Vivo	Magti GSM, Geocell, Beeline
Tipping	10% in restaurants, not expected elsewhere	10% in restaurants, round up elsewhere	10-15% for restaurants	10% usually included in restaurants, 10% at bars and cafes with table service is common	10% usually included in bill, not expected at bars or cafés.
Taxi apps	Uber, Uklon	Uber, Tu Chofer	N/A	Easy Taxi, 99 Taxi, Uber	Yandex, Bolt
Tap water	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable
Overall cuisine	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).	Latin American. Emphasis on rice, beans, coconut, and local fruits and vegetables. Pork and beef are regularly used and influence from the islands gives seafood dishes a prominent spot in Panamanian cuisine.	Staple dishes from maize, beans, sweet potato and avocado along with meat, chili peppers and other spices	Emphasis on rice, beans, pork and beef with a variety of root vegetables and fresh fruits. Fresh seafood is also very common.	Cuisine of the Caucasus meets regional diversity in Georgia. Emphasis on spices and meats (poultry, beef, pork and mutton) as well as soups and creams.
Local food specialities	Lviv cheesecake, fish Zupa, Tsivikli, Karmanadli, Banosh, Borscht, Salo, Syrnyky	Sancocho de gallina, carimanola, empanadas, tamales panameños, tostones, ropa vieja	Chilaquiles, tacos al pastor, chile rellenos, cochinita pibil, tostadas, pozole	Feijoada, bolinho de bacalhau, fried sardines, caldo verde, pao de queijo and brigadeiros.	Kachapuri, kuchmachi, khinkali, chikhirtma, kharcho with gomi, jonjoli
Eat like a local	Local grills, themed taverns, local breweries, small bakeries	Fondas (roadside stalls), smaller local restaurants, local markets, food trucks	Taco stands, esquite stalls, El Fogon, El Pirata, Dona Mary's	The "snack capital" of Brazil, Rio is a perfect place to try street food as well as the wide varieties of small, traditional eateries and churrascarias easily found across the city.	Small local restaurants, open bars, terraces and wine bars
Vegetarian / vegan options	9 options on HappyCow	7 options on HappyCow	72 listings on Happy Cow	54 options on Happy Cow	10 options on Happy Cow