Cost of living comparison
If you lived in British Indian Ocean Territory instead of Suriname, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Suriname
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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