Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 1.6% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.43
$99.25
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.15
$137.67
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
$21.84
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$16.65
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
$28.71
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
$159.61
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
$106.63
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
$50.38
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
$50.81
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$38.10
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
$17.78
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
$23.27
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$25.59
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
$6.37
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
$8.84
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
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pay 18.2% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$65.02
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
$616,041.25
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.35
$366.20
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.00
$336.02
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.57
$7,853.19
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.55
$6,284.68
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.83
$1,698.78
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.67
$1,829.46
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
$43.68
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$44.80
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.46
$99.96
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.93
$267.23
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.00
$1,568.11
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$1,344.09
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
$2,128.14
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
$3,584.24
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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