Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 37.0% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 74.7% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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