Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 62.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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