Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 46.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Laos, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Laos
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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