Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 8.7% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.04
|
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,097.03
|
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.06
|
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.62
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.30
|
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.32
|
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.04
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.66
|
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,982.56
|
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.17
|
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.51
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.70
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.25
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.98
|
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
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