Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 6.2% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
?? | |
pay 58.9% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
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