Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.7% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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