Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 86.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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