Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 5.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.81
|
$19.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD324.39
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.83
|
$2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.21
|
$2.10
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.43
|
$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.75
|
$5.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.47
|
$3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.79
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.95
|
$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.29
|
$2.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.09
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.79
|
$1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.00
|
$1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.89
|
$1.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.53
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.40
|
$3.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,186.45
|
$53.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD885,125.00
|
$31,537.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD814.32
|
$15.33
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,098.41
|
$80.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,283.73
|
$1,573.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,897.92
|
$1,370.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,443.36
|
$175.39
|
|
pay 24.4 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,231.46
|
$1,069.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,472.13
|
$12,135.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.81
|
$5.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.77
|
$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.97
|
$9.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD447.04
|
$36.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.03
|
$12.21
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,285.05
|
$52.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,006.97
|
$41.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,670.05
|
$86.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,914.48
|
$103.25
|
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