Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 91.2% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
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