Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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