Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.9 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 15.7 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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