Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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