Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 56.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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