Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 26.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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