Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 24.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.65
|
$6.97
SRD245.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
$9.16
SRD322.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.06
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.66
|
$6.24
SRD219.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.21
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.05
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.02
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.77
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.83
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.48
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.63
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.28
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.51
|
$4.14
SRD145.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB868.28
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,125.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.99
|
$23.00
SRD809.71
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
$194.83
SRD6,858.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.21
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.03
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.10
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.85
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
$12.63
SRD444.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.07
|
$5.00
SRD176.02
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
$75.41
SRD2,654.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.36
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