Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Norway instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
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