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
SRD245.42
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
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