Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 14.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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