Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 51.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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