Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 30.8% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$3.36
UZS42,612
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$2.99
UZS37,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$0.49
UZS6,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$0.38
UZS4,812
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$2.02
UZS25,632
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$3.13
UZS39,631
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$1.23
UZS15,569
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$1.29
UZS16,359
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$0.45
UZS5,658
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$0.79
UZS10,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$0.82
UZS10,426
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.21
UZS2,636
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$2.64
UZS33,445
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$12.30
UZS155,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$16,336.08
UZS206,996,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$1.94
UZS24,536
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$23.09
UZS292,563
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$274.88
UZS3,483,016
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$199.02
UZS2,521,865
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$33.90
UZS429,574
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$120.42
UZS1,525,919
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,887,696
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$0.95
UZS12,009
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$1.47
UZS18,682
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$2.11
UZS26,703
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$23.17
UZS293,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$2.26
UZS28,696
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$26.44
UZS334,976
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$31.12
UZS394,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,384
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$56.27
UZS712,969
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uzbekistan or Suriname. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.