Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 7.6% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Suriname instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
|
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