Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Laos instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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