Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 15.3% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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