Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 62.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 75.2% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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