Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 33.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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