Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 5.7% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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