Suriname is 11.6% more expensive than Guyana.

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

pay 12.0% less for restaurants

 
Guyana
Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.09
$1,477
$4.86
$170.86
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.09
$1,477
$7.65
$268.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
$249
$0.94
$32.93

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

 
Guyana
Suriname
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
$311
$1.19
$41.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.89
$1,018
$5.00
$175.75
Milk (1 gallon) $12.79
$2,665
$4.45
$156.45

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

 
Guyana
Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.78
$787
$3.17
$111.44
Monthly public transit pass $33.09
$6,892
$90.00
$3,163.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,600.24
$3,249,278
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00

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pay 3.8% more for housing

 
Guyana
Suriname
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.56
$12,406
$37.50
$1,318.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $360.46
$75,078
$405.89
$14,267.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $228.98
$47,693
$249.44
$8,767.75

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

 
Guyana
Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $94.55
$19,693
$97.50
$3,427.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $954.92
$198,895
$500.00
$17,575.00

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guyana
Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
$492
$1.50
$52.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
$714
$2.00
$70.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
$492
$5.25
$184.38

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pay 78.6% more for clothing

 
Guyana
Suriname
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.39
$5,498
$52.08
$1,830.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.49
$9,682
$45.99
$1,616.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.91
$14,769
$99.15
$3,485.19

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