Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 78.4% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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