Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 34.3% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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