Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 88.2% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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