Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 27.5% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,163.960
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.360
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.220
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.010
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.120
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,164.750
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.800
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.360
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.540
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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