Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 54.1% cheaper than Anguilla.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Anguilla
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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