Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 47.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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