Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 18.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Suriname instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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