Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 37.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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