Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 8.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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