Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 20.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Spain
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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