Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 15.8% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 38.1% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Suriname

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Suriname are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Albania	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$13.20 SRD496.97	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$10.99 SRD413.72	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$1.39 SRD52.25	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$0.84 SRD31.47	-3.8%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Albania	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$1.37 SRD51.65	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$5.90 SRD222.10	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$6.81 SRD256.22	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$3.04 SRD114.28	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$2.78 SRD104.74	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$2.20 SRD82.78	+205.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$1.39 SRD52.42	+30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$1.69 SRD63.71	+124.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$2.71 SRD101.97	+288.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.61 SRD22.95	+32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.89 SRD33.38	+69.8%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

	Albania	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$4.36 SRD164.08	-47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$14.40 SRD542.03	-51.2%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Albania	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-50.7%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Albania	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-64.3%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$2.64 SRD99.39	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$2.83 SRD106.37	+43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$5.68 SRD213.70	+28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$13.54 SRD509.72	-74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$5.00 SRD188.21	-38.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Albania	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$21.08 SRD793.55	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	-21.7%
Average			-37.5%

Albania vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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