Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Australia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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