Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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