Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 57.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 95.1% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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