Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 47.5% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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