Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 35.4% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
$4.86
$170.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
$7.65
$268.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
$0.94
$32.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$695.45
|
$0.62
$21.79
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
$1.19
$41.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
$5.00
$175.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
$4.45
$156.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
$2.11
$74.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
$1.54
$54.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$601.18
|
$1.93
$67.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$519.62
|
$0.59
$20.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$407.95
|
$0.81
$28.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$524.72
|
$0.97
$34.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.56
|
$0.47
$16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$317.72
|
$0.37
$13.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
$3.17
$111.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
$90.00
$3,163.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
$25.80
$907.00
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
$37.50
$1,318.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
$405.89
$14,267.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
$249.44
$8,767.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
$79.34
$2,788.74
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
$97.50
$3,427.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
$500.00
$17,575.00
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
$1.50
$52.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
$2.00
$70.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
$5.25
$184.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
$13.68
$480.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
$4.51
$158.68
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
$52.08
$1,830.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
$45.99
$1,616.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
$99.15
$3,485.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
$173.33
$6,092.67
|
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