Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 23.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Malta, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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