Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 83.2% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
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