Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 23.7% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 71.9% more for transportation
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
Kansas
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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