Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 10.2% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Macau, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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