Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 51.5% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 46.4% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 42.1% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Suriname

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Suriname are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Suriname. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	$13.20 SRD496.97	+697.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	$10.99 SRD413.72	+250.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	$1.39 SRD52.25	+153.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	$0.84 SRD31.47	+202.3%
Average			+383.8%

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	$1.37 SRD51.65	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	$5.90 SRD222.10	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	$6.81 SRD256.22	+44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	$3.04 SRD114.28	+96.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	$2.78 SRD104.74	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	$2.20 SRD82.78	+98.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	$1.39 SRD52.42	+131.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	$1.69 SRD63.71	+109.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	$2.71 SRD101.97	+392.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	$0.61 SRD22.95	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	$0.89 SRD33.38	-4.5%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 46.4% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	$4.36 SRD164.08	+45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR187K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR418M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	$14.40 SRD542.03	+271.6%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Indonesia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR357K	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR901K	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-42.4%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-69.3%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	$2.64 SRD99.39	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	$2.83 SRD106.37	+83.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	$5.68 SRD213.70	+138.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR411K	$13.54 SRD509.72	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	$5.00 SRD188.21	+65.2%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR766K	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR491K	$21.08 SRD793.55	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+59.0%
Average			-2.4%

Indonesia vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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