Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.1 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Suriname
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Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
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