Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 11.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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