Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 69.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Benin, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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