Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 52.0% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 97.3% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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