Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 37.5% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Suriname
- Groceries
-
pay 9.0% less in Suriname
- Transportation
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pay 11.4% more in Suriname
- Housing
-
pay 41.7% less in Suriname
- Childcare
-
pay 93.3% less in Suriname
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.1% less in Suriname
- Clothing
-
pay 28.7% less in Suriname
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Suriname.
If you lived in Suriname instead of France, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.14
|
$6.97
SRD244.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.52
|
$9.16
SRD321.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.65
|
$1.29
SRD45.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.57
SRD20.04
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.66
|
$1.23
SRD43.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.19
|
$6.24
SRD218.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.37
|
$5.52
SRD193.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.67
|
$3.27
SRD114.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.64
|
$2.34
SRD82.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$2.04
SRD71.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.82
SRD28.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.24
|
$1.18
SRD41.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.43
|
$1.86
SRD65.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.59
SRD20.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.75
SRD26.31
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.02
|
$4.14
SRD145.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.79
|
$90.00
SRD3,159.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,269.78
|
$25,000.00
SRD877,625.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.10
|
$23.00
SRD807.41
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.11
|
$31.02
SRD1,089.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€726.35
|
$516.42
SRD18,128.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€585.19
|
$194.83
SRD6,839.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€135.65
|
$40.77
SRD1,431.13
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€668.34
|
$63.03
SRD2,212.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,872.55
|
$380.51
SRD13,357.97
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€6.01
|
$2.00
SRD70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.91
|
$2.25
SRD79.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.46
|
$6.04
SRD212.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.77
|
$12.63
SRD443.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.71
|
$5.00
SRD175.52
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
France
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.78
|
$36.30
SRD1,274.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.56
|
$28.44
SRD998.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.61
|
$75.41
SRD2,647.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€122.87
|
$110.56
SRD3,881.31
|
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