Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 54.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.36
|
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.87
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.90
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.25
|
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.92
|
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.85
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.26
|
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.05
|
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.53
|
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.72
|
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.45
|
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR155,495.99
|
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.20
|
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR113.16
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,348.15
|
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR909.73
|
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR153.40
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR720.12
|
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,931.17
|
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.43
|
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.61
|
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.53
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR148.75
|
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.05
|
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR236.57
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.79
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR279.74
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR242.84
|
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
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