Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 35.2% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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