Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.7 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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