Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Iran, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Iran
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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