Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 89.4% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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