Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 33.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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