Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Austria instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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