Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Japan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 15.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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