Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 18.4% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 84.7% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.4% more for restaurants

	Japan	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$13.20 SRD496.97	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$10.99 SRD413.72	+115.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$1.39 SRD52.25	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$0.84 SRD31.47	+10.4%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Japan	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$1.37 SRD51.65	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$5.90 SRD222.10	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$6.81 SRD256.22	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$3.04 SRD114.28	+51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$2.78 SRD104.74	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$2.20 SRD82.78	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$1.39 SRD52.42	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$1.69 SRD63.71	+10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$2.71 SRD101.97	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.61 SRD22.95	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.89 SRD33.38	-17.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Japan	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$4.36 SRD164.08	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$14.40 SRD542.03	-41.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Japan	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-74.6%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

	Japan	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-84.5%
Average			-84.7%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$2.64 SRD99.39	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$2.83 SRD106.37	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$5.68 SRD213.70	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$13.54 SRD509.72	-74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$5.00 SRD188.21	-57.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Japan	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$21.08 SRD793.55	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+28.0%
Average			-8.5%

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