Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 36.8% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 73.2% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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