Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 16.0% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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