Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 45.6% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Norway, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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