Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 73.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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