Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 15.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.43
|
$6.97
SRD245.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.56
|
$9.16
SRD322.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.60
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.71
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.38
|
$6.24
SRD219.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.91
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.74
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.52
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.61
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.77
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.66
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.69
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.82
|
$4.14
SRD145.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD482.41
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,903.39
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,125.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.71
|
$23.00
SRD809.71
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.17
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,453.55
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,556.61
|
$194.83
SRD6,858.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.21
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.21
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,292.11
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,558.22
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.03
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.55
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.89
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.95
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD323.43
|
$12.63
SRD444.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.69
|
$5.00
SRD176.02
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.02
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD278.47
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD766.16
|
$75.41
SRD2,654.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD626.35
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.36
|
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