Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 38.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Austria, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.55
|
$6.97
SRD246.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
$9.16
SRD323.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.94
|
$1.29
SRD45.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.27
|
$0.57
SRD20.15
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
$1.23
SRD43.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.71
|
$6.24
SRD220.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.31
|
$5.52
SRD194.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.83
|
$3.27
SRD115.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.74
|
$2.34
SRD82.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$2.04
SRD72.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.82
SRD29.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.18
SRD41.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.78
|
$1.86
SRD65.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.59
SRD20.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.75
SRD26.45
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.96
|
$4.14
SRD145.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.25
|
$90.00
SRD3,176.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,344.99
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,400.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.11
|
$23.00
SRD811.81
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.10
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€789.28
|
$516.42
SRD18,227.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€666.73
|
$194.83
SRD6,876.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€260.99
|
$40.77
SRD1,438.92
|
|
pay 91.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€412.85
|
$63.03
SRD2,224.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,408.74
|
$380.51
SRD13,430.65
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.40
|
$2.00
SRD70.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.43
|
$2.25
SRD79.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
$6.04
SRD213.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.42
|
$12.63
SRD445.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.90
|
$5.00
SRD176.48
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.52
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.53
|
$28.44
SRD1,003.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.40
|
$75.41
SRD2,661.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.33
|
$110.56
SRD3,902.43
|
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