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 CFA2,033
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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