Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 52.3% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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