Suriname vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 64.6% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.7% less in Suriname
Groceries
pay 46.7% less in Suriname
Transportation
pay 17.8% less in Suriname
Housing
pay 82.8% less in Suriname
Childcare
pay 88.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.4% less in Suriname

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Guam, you would:

pay 24.7% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$13.20
SRD496.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$10.99
SRD413.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.39
SRD52.17

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

 
Guam
Suriname
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$1.37
SRD51.58
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.90
SRD221.76
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$6.81
SRD255.82

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

 
Guam
Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$4.36
SRD163.82
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,000.00
SRD940K

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pay 82.8% less for housing

 
Guam
Suriname
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$30.37
SRD1,141.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$484.98
SRD18,227.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$265.59
SRD9,981.98

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pay 88.8% less for childcare

 
Guam
Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$62.79
SRD2,359.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,745.94
SRD65,618.48

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$2.64
SRD99.24
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$2.83
SRD106.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$5.68
SRD213.37

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Suriname
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $33.33
SRD1,252.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $21.08
SRD792.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $67.25
SRD2,527.44

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