Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 25.1% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Argentina

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Argentina are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Argentina. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Argentina.

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Argentina vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Suriname	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+98.6%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Suriname	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.62 ARS934.98	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.46 ARS700.13	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.43 ARS645.87	-52.0%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Suriname	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.12 ARS41,168.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$26,569.33 ARS40M	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	-29.9%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 41.7% more for housing

	Suriname	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$568.71 ARS863K	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$366.42 ARS556K	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$85.62 ARS130K	+198.1%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$287.55 ARS436K	+358.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$5,737.30 ARS9M	+228.6%
Average			+287.9%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	+159.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	+52.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Suriname	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$103.07 ARS156K	+209.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$74.35 ARS113K	+252.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$118.50 ARS180K	+76.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$114.48 ARS174K	+10.4%
Average			+114.6%

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