Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 44.5% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 95.9% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
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