Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 17.9% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 70.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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