Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 88.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 99.3% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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