Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 6.4% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK176.84
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK177.65
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK34.73
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.34
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK32.97
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK133.10
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK83.76
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK61.71
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK82.32
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK15.91
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.25
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.52
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK30.92
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.57
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.61
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK142.00
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK453.69
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK576,572.24
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK267.18
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK436.89
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,361.60
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,266.11
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,352.25
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,175.43
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK165,542.97
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK44.81
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK59.20
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK138.77
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,091.08
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK213.71
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,614.83
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK831.54
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,879.60
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,330.97
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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