Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.2 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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