Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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