Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 45.8% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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