Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 41.6% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
|
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