Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 42.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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