Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.8 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD235.81
|
$20.33
DKK141.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD256.59
|
$12.43
DKK86.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.86
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD20.12
|
$2.70
DKK18.78
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.71
|
$2.82
DKK19.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD228.84
|
$5.62
DKK39.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD175.39
|
$7.34
DKK51.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD106.61
|
$4.30
DKK29.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.51
|
$4.87
DKK33.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD79.33
|
$1.28
DKK8.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.70
|
$1.35
DKK9.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.40
DKK9.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD88.99
|
$1.87
DKK13.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.33
|
$0.87
DKK6.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD21.18
|
$0.76
DKK5.28
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD143.61
|
$7.79
DKK54.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,147.30
|
$81.04
DKK563.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD874,250.00
|
$42,527.90
DKK295,900.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD915.34
|
$24.34
DKK169.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,112.61
|
$33.82
DKK235.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,823.80
|
$983.28
DKK6,841.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,199.72
|
$707.32
DKK4,921.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,425.63
|
$162.10
DKK1,127.87
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,557.57
|
$478.97
DKK3,332.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,714.41
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,757.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD56.02
|
$7.38
DKK51.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.95
|
$5.48
DKK38.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD197.39
|
$8.73
DKK60.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD470.23
|
$38.46
DKK267.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD162.07
|
$16.97
DKK118.08
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,018.32
|
$92.71
DKK645.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD980.97
|
$37.82
DKK263.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,640.87
|
$103.89
DKK722.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,915.48
|
$145.14
DKK1,009.82
|
|
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