Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Romania instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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