Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 38.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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