Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 82.0% more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.8% more in Suriname
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% more in Suriname
- Transportation
-
pay 3.0 times more in Suriname
- Housing
-
pay 69.0% more in Suriname
- Childcare
-
pay 17.3% less in Suriname
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.6% more in Suriname
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Suriname are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Suriname.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$6.97
SRD254.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$9.16
SRD333.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.29
SRD47.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.57
SRD20.81
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.23
SRD44.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$6.24
SRD227.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$5.52
SRD201.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$3.27
SRD119.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
$2.34
SRD85.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$2.04
SRD74.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.82
SRD29.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$1.18
SRD43.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.86
SRD67.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.59
SRD21.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.75
SRD27.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,355
|
$4.14
SRD150.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,286
|
$90.00
SRD3,280.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,285,882
|
$25,000.00
SRD911,262.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$23.00
SRD838.36
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,501
|
$31.02
SRD1,130.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,433
|
$516.42
SRD18,823.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,336
|
$194.83
SRD7,101.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,896
|
$40.77
SRD1,485.99
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,549
|
$63.03
SRD2,297.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,307
|
$380.51
SRD13,869.96
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$2.00
SRD72.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$2.25
SRD82.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$6.04
SRD220.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,144
|
$12.63
SRD460.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,857
|
$5.00
SRD182.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,635
|
$36.30
SRD1,323.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,207
|
$28.44
SRD1,036.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,794
|
$75.41
SRD2,748.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,160
|
$110.56
SRD4,030.07
|
|
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