Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.9 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 15.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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