Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 20.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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