Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 36.1% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 53.3% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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