Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 60.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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