Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 31.1% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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