Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 55.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD549
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD264
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD621
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD662
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD594
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD352
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 90.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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