Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 45.4% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Niger, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
CFA761
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
CFA368
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CFA664
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
CFA163
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
|
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