Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 9.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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