Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 4.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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