Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 61.7% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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