Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 30.7% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 60.3% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 55.6% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Suriname

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Suriname are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$13.20 SRD497.01	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$10.99 SRD413.75	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.39 SRD52.26	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.84 SRD31.48	+181.5%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Maldives	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.37 SRD51.66	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$5.90 SRD222.12	+69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$6.81 SRD256.24	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$3.04 SRD114.29	+62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$2.78 SRD104.75	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.20 SRD82.79	+22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.39 SRD52.43	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$1.69 SRD63.72	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$2.71 SRD101.97	+122.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.61 SRD22.95	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.89 SRD33.38	+28.9%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Maldives	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.36 SRD164.09	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$14.40 SRD542.08	-17.8%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 60.3% less for housing

	Maldives	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$30.37 SRD1,143.24	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$484.98 SRD18,256.83	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$265.59 SRD9,998.18	-64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$28.73 SRD1,081.35	-66.3%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 55.6% less for childcare

	Maldives	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$62.79 SRD2,363.74	-66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$1,745.94 SRD65,724.98	-41.9%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.64 SRD99.40	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$2.83 SRD106.38	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$5.68 SRD213.71	-59.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$13.54 SRD509.76	-80.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.00 SRD188.22	-48.6%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Maldives	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$33.33 SRD1,254.77	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$21.08 SRD793.61	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$67.25 SRD2,531.54	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$103.71 SRD3,904.09	+97.5%
Average			-14.0%

Maldives vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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