Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 95.0% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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