Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 54.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 80.6% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
|
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