Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 32.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Austria, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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