Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 2.3% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 84.0% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 4.9% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 23.7% less in Suriname

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Suriname are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Suriname. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Romania	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$13.20 SRD496.97	+34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$10.99 SRD413.72	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.39 SRD52.25	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.84 SRD31.47	-46.8%
Average			+20.6%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.0% more for groceries

	Romania	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.37 SRD51.65	+25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$5.90 SRD222.10	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$6.81 SRD256.22	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$3.04 SRD114.28	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$2.78 SRD104.74	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$2.20 SRD82.78	+330.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$1.39 SRD52.42	+107.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$1.69 SRD63.71	+160.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$2.71 SRD101.97	+206.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.61 SRD22.95	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.89 SRD33.38	+146.5%
Average			+84.0%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Romania	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$4.36 SRD164.08	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$14.40 SRD542.03	+116.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Romania	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+254.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-73.2%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Romania	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-75.5%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$2.64 SRD99.39	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$2.83 SRD106.37	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$5.68 SRD213.70	-0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$13.54 SRD509.72	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$5.00 SRD188.21	-29.9%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

	Romania	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$21.08 SRD793.55	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+21.7%
Average			-23.7%

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