Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 1.2% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
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