Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 13.8% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Suriname instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.22
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.01
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.27
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€523.26
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€433.93
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€333.53
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.47
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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