Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 19.0% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Suriname

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Suriname are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Suriname. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 49.3% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$13.20 SRD497.01	+54.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$10.99 SRD413.75	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.39 SRD52.26	+62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.84 SRD31.48	+95.9%
Average			+49.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.37 SRD51.66
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.90 SRD222.12	+75.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$6.81 SRD256.24	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$3.04 SRD114.29	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.78 SRD104.75	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$2.20 SRD82.79	+102.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.39 SRD52.43	+79.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.69 SRD63.72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.71 SRD101.97
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 SRD22.95
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.89 SRD33.38
Average			+23.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.36 SRD164.09
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 SRD542.08
Average			-24.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$30.37 SRD1,143.24
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$484.98 SRD18,256.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$265.59 SRD9,998.18	+18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$28.73 SRD1,081.35
Average			+18.6%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$62.79 SRD2,363.74
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$1,745.94 SRD65,724.98	+411.4%
Average			+411.4%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.64 SRD99.40	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.83 SRD106.38	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$5.68 SRD213.71	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$13.54 SRD509.76	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$5.00 SRD188.22	-7.2%
Average			-21.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.33 SRD1,254.77
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.08 SRD793.61
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$67.25 SRD2,531.54
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.71 SRD3,904.09

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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