Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 27.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Italy, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
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