Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 4.7% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.91
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.18
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.65
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.10
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.08
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.50
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.35
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.09
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.94
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.54
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.10
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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