Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Laos instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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