Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.7 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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