Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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