Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 47.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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