Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 3.1 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
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