Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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