Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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