Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 74.2% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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