Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 57.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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