Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 3.7% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Macau, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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