Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 80.3% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Syria, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
|
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