Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 4.4% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Chile, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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