Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 54.1% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Suriname
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
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pay 18.3% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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