Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.7 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Poland instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD194.86
|
$8.74
PLN33.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD212.04
|
$7.35
PLN28.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD29.64
|
$1.72
PLN6.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD16.63
|
$1.39
PLN5.38
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD35.29
|
$1.17
PLN4.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD189.10
|
$4.22
PLN16.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD144.94
|
$3.59
PLN13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD88.09
|
$2.85
PLN11.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD59.09
|
$2.73
PLN10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD65.55
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD27.02
|
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD35.69
|
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD73.53
|
$1.12
PLN4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD14.32
|
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD17.50
|
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD118.67
|
$6.32
PLN24.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,600.78
|
$29.45
PLN114.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD722,437.50
|
$30,312.40
PLN117,511.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD756.39
|
$7.94
PLN30.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD919.40
|
$14.69
PLN56.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD14,728.72
|
$591.18
PLN2,291.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD5,949.50
|
$480.23
PLN1,861.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,178.07
|
$189.71
PLN735.45
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,287.10
|
$301.71
PLN1,169.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,159.27
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,002.50
|
|
pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD46.29
|
$3.18
PLN12.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD54.49
|
$3.01
PLN11.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD163.11
|
$4.63
PLN17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD388.57
|
$31.65
PLN122.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD133.93
|
$6.64
PLN25.73
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD841.49
|
$76.35
PLN295.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD810.63
|
$37.00
PLN143.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,182.29
|
$81.47
PLN315.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,061.91
|
$91.91
PLN356.32
|
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