Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
|
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