Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 41.2% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 95.1% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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