Cost of living comparison

compared to

Florida is 6.0 times more expensive than Suriname.

If you lived in Florida instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Suriname
Florida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD245.42
$19.47
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD322.56
$10.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD45.57
$2.61
 

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pay 60.2% more for groceries

 
Suriname
Florida
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD43.18
$3.56
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD219.51
$6.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD194.37
$4.19
 

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

 
Suriname
Florida
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD145.58
$3.36
 
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,168.49
$61.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
$31,918.41
 

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Suriname
Florida
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
$64.97
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD18,180.70
$1,891.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD6,859.06
$1,611.24
 

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pay 28.9 times more for childcare

 
Suriname
Florida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,218.89
$923.14
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD13,396.22
$16,426.17
 

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Suriname
Florida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD70.41
$5.61
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD79.32
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD212.76
$7.80
 

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

 
Suriname
Florida
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
$49.20
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
$41.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
$85.28
 

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