Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
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