Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 28.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Burma, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Burma
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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