Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 4.7% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Angola, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Angola
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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