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
IQD6,059
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD543
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD291
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD628
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD674
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD579
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD361
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD366
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 80.6% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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