Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 25.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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