Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 12.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Suriname
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
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pay 45.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Suriname
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
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$0.47
SRD15.68
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
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pay 30.9% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
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Suriname
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
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pay 64.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Suriname
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Suriname
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
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Suriname
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Suriname
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
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$173.33
SRD5,836.83
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