Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 33.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.37
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.32
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.82
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB202.88
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.31
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.28
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.41
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.67
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.39
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.37
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.26
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
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