Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 18.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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