Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Suriname
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Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.26
UZS3,237.27
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Suriname
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Uzbekistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.41
UZS5,140.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.16
UZS52,772.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.77
UZS22,476.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$482.98
UZS6,125,640.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$325.67
UZS4,130,464.04
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$30.75
UZS390,030.69
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$231.32
UZS2,933,856.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
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Uzbekistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$44.55
UZS564,992.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$3.13
UZS39,758.11
|
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pay 33.2% more for clothing
Suriname
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Uzbekistan
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$39.87
UZS505,736.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$53.71
UZS681,205.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$89.56
UZS1,135,882.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$120.81
UZS1,532,288.14
|
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