Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 63.6% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$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) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
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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