Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 8.2% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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