Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 65.1% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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