Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 20.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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