Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 82.0% more expensive than Somalia.
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
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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