Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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