Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 4.0% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč173.32
|
$4.86
$170.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč177.38
|
$7.65
$268.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč34.68
|
$0.94
$32.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.01
|
$0.62
$21.79
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč32.68
|
$1.19
$41.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč121.55
|
$5.00
$175.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč85.96
|
$4.45
$156.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.38
|
$2.11
$74.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč80.24
|
$1.54
$54.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.27
|
$1.93
$67.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.59
|
$0.59
$20.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.10
|
$0.81
$28.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.49
|
$0.97
$34.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.31
|
$0.47
$16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.65
|
$0.37
$13.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč177.65
|
$3.17
$111.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč481.42
|
$90.00
$3,163.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč586,649.04
|
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč279.77
|
$25.80
$907.00
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč487.64
|
$37.50
$1,318.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,439.80
|
$405.89
$14,267.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,524.47
|
$249.44
$8,767.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,662.83
|
$79.34
$2,788.74
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,876.79
|
$97.50
$3,427.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč200,168.21
|
$500.00
$17,575.00
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.08
|
$1.50
$52.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč61.75
|
$2.00
$70.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč137.95
|
$5.25
$184.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,038.50
|
$13.68
$480.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč195.12
|
$4.51
$158.68
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,793.43
|
$52.08
$1,830.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč879.42
|
$45.99
$1,616.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,979.06
|
$99.15
$3,485.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,321.48
|
$173.33
$6,092.67
|
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