Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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