Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 11.5% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$13.20 SRD496.20	+137.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.99 SRD413.08	+97.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.39 SRD52.17	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.84 SRD31.42	+41.6%
Average			+103.6%

Mongolia vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.37 SRD51.58	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.90 SRD221.76	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.81 SRD255.82	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.04 SRD114.11	+44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.78 SRD104.58	+25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.20 SRD82.65	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.39 SRD52.34	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.69 SRD63.61
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$2.71 SRD101.81	+97.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.61 SRD22.91	+84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.89 SRD33.33	+84.5%
Average			+39.8%

Mongolia vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.36 SRD163.82	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$25,000.00 SRD940K	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$14.40 SRD541.20	+196.1%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Mongolia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$30.37 SRD1,141.39	+122.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$484.98 SRD18,227.24	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$265.59 SRD9,981.98	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$28.73 SRD1,079.60	-47.2%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$62.79 SRD2,359.91	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$1,745.94 SRD65,618.48	-78.9%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.64 SRD99.24	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.83 SRD106.21	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.68 SRD213.37	+238.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$13.54 SRD508.94	-80.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$5.00 SRD187.92	+20.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$33.33 SRD1,252.74	-59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$21.08 SRD792.33	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$67.25 SRD2,527.44	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$103.71 SRD3,897.77	-44.7%
Average			-48.9%

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