Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 10.9% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
$4.86
$169.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$167.31
|
$0.94
$32.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$116.73
|
$0.62
$21.60
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
$5.00
$174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
$4.45
$155.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$488.82
|
$1.54
$53.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$478.68
|
$1.93
$67.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$220.65
|
$0.59
$20.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$235.21
|
$0.81
$28.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$155.29
|
$0.97
$33.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$161.74
|
$0.47
$16.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$178.16
|
$0.37
$12.96
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$772.94
|
$3.17
$110.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
$25.80
$899.33
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$337.90
|
$1.50
$52.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$498.17
|
$2.00
$69.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
$13.68
$476.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
$4.51
$157.34
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
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