Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 34.3% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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