Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 21.4% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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