Cost of living comparison
Benin is 75.0% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Benin instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 78.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
|
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