Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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