Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 46.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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