Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 26.0% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 66.8% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 66.9% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Suriname

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Suriname are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Suriname. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Burundi	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$13.20 SRD496.97	+242.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$10.99 SRD413.72	+188.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.39 SRD52.25	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.84 SRD31.47	-38.2%
Average			+134.7%

Burundi vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Burundi	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.37 SRD51.65	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$5.90 SRD222.10	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$6.81 SRD256.22	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.04 SRD114.28	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.78 SRD104.74	-45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$2.20 SRD82.78	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.39 SRD52.42
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$1.69 SRD63.71	+86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$2.71 SRD101.97	+258.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 SRD22.95
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.89 SRD33.38
Average			+20.5%

Burundi vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Burundi	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$4.36 SRD164.08	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SRD941K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$14.40 SRD542.03	-54.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 66.8% more for housing

	Burundi	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+192.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$28.73 SRD1,081.26
Average			+66.8%

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pay 66.9% less for childcare

	Burundi	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-82.5%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.64 SRD99.39	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.83 SRD106.37	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.68 SRD213.70
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$13.54 SRD509.72	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$5.00 SRD188.21	+200.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.33 SRD1,254.67
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.08 SRD793.55
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$67.25 SRD2,531.34
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.71 SRD3,903.78

Burundi vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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