Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 12.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs287
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs239
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs214
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs120
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs40
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs59
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs27
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs242
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs107
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs319
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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