Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 38.5% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.8% less in Suriname
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Suriname
- Transportation
-
pay 14.2% more in Suriname
- Housing
-
pay 52.4% less in Suriname
- Childcare
-
pay 91.4% less in Suriname
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.1% less in Suriname
- Clothing
-
pay 28.5% less in Suriname
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Suriname.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Austria, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.67
|
$6.97
SRD256.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
$9.16
SRD337.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$1.29
SRD47.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.13
|
$0.57
SRD21.00
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
$1.23
SRD45.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.24
|
$6.24
SRD229.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.99
|
$5.52
SRD203.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$3.27
SRD120.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.39
|
$2.34
SRD86.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$2.04
SRD75.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.82
SRD30.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$1.18
SRD43.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$1.86
SRD68.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.59
SRD21.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.75
SRD27.58
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$4.14
SRD152.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.45
|
$90.00
SRD3,311.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
$25,000.00
SRD919,875.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.96
|
$23.00
SRD846.29
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
$31.02
SRD1,141.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€741.58
|
$516.42
SRD19,001.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€626.43
|
$194.83
SRD7,168.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
$40.77
SRD1,500.03
|
|
pay 91.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€387.90
|
$63.03
SRD2,319.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
$380.51
SRD14,001.04
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.13
|
$2.00
SRD73.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.22
|
$2.25
SRD82.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
$6.04
SRD222.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.79
|
$12.63
SRD464.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.18
|
$5.00
SRD183.98
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
$36.30
SRD1,335.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
$28.44
SRD1,046.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
$75.41
SRD2,774.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.54
|
$110.56
SRD4,068.16
|
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