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Suriname vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 33.0% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Suriname

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$10.00 SRD384.84	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$11.40 SRD438.80	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.19 SRD45.81	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.82 SRD31.42	-64.2%
Average			-42.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.29 SRD49.69	-65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.24 SRD239.95
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.71 SRD258.10	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$3.40 SRD130.81	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.52 SRD97.09	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.01 SRD77.27	-0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.91 SRD35.12	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.45 SRD55.73
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.46 SRD94.60	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.59 SRD22.70	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.93 SRD35.82	+10.9%
Average			-21.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.24 SRD163.04
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 SRD3,463.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 SRD885.13

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.19 SRD1,123.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	-60.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$63.03 SRD2,425.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$3.34 SRD128.35	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.68 SRD103.03	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.64 SRD217.22
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$12.63 SRD485.91
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.00 SRD192.42	-20.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.44 SRD1,094.54
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.56 SRD4,254.90
Average			-50.5%

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