Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 19.3% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Suriname instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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