Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 48.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$4.86
$169.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.94
$32.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.62
$21.60
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$5.00
$174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$4.45
$155.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.54
$53.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.93
$67.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.59
$20.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.81
$28.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.97
$33.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.47
$16.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.37
$12.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$3.17
$110.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$25.80
$899.33
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.50
$52.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.00
$69.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$13.68
$476.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$4.51
$157.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
|
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