Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 2.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$5.41
R$27.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.09
R$5.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.66
R$3.36
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$4.39
R$22.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$3.93
R$20.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.71
R$8.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.88
R$4.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.57
R$2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.47
R$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.71
R$3.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.51
R$2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.49
R$2.48
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$3.99
R$20.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$44.60
R$227.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$8.87
R$45.29
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.76
R$9.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$1.69
R$8.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$24.18
R$123.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$6.45
R$32.92
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$63.51
R$324.18
|
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