Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 23.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.54
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.99
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.27
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€711.12
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€531.40
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.49
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.61
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.37
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.91
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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