Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 54.1% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.71
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.10
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.19
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.52
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.58
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.33
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.43
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.41
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.06
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.37
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.32
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,632.76
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF50.99
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,123.86
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,006.44
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.29
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.29
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,318.85
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.03
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.13
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.17
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.47
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.13
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.35
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.29
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.55
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF199.61
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
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