Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 10.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$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) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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