Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 38.2% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Israel, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Israel
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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