Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 3.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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