Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 34.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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