Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 43.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Suriname instead of United States, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$6.74
SRD235.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$7.34
SRD256.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.03
SRD35.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.58
SRD20.12
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.22
SRD42.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$6.54
SRD228.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$5.02
SRD175.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.05
SRD106.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.04
SRD71.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.27
SRD79.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.93
SRD32.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.54
SRD88.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.50
SRD17.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.61
SRD21.18
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.11
SRD143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$90.00
SRD3,147.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$25,000.00
SRD874,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$26.18
SRD915.34
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$31.82
SRD1,112.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$509.69
SRD17,823.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$205.88
SRD7,199.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$40.77
SRD1,425.63
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$44.54
SRD1,557.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$420.77
SRD14,714.41
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.60
SRD56.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.89
SRD65.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$5.64
SRD197.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$13.45
SRD470.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$4.63
SRD162.07
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$29.12
SRD1,018.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$28.05
SRD980.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$75.52
SRD2,640.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$140.56
SRD4,915.48
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