Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 80.6% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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