Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 41.4% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Suriname instead of California, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
California
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
|
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