Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 5.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 25.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 68.7% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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