Cost of living comparison
Angola is 4.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Angola instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 23.0 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Suriname
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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