Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 44.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$4.86
$170.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$7.65
$268.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$0.94
$32.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$0.62
$21.79
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.19
$41.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$5.00
$175.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$4.45
$156.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.11
$74.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$1.54
$54.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$1.93
$67.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.59
$20.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$0.81
$28.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$0.97
$34.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.47
$16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.37
$13.07
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$3.17
$111.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$90.00
$3,163.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$25.80
$907.00
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$37.50
$1,318.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$405.89
$14,267.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$249.44
$8,767.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$79.34
$2,788.74
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$97.50
$3,427.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$500.00
$17,575.00
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$1.50
$52.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$2.00
$70.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$5.25
$184.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$13.68
$480.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$4.51
$158.68
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$52.08
$1,830.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$45.99
$1,616.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$99.15
$3,485.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$173.33
$6,092.67
|
|
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