Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 1.9% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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