Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
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