Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 17.6% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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