Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
?? | |
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
?? |
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Suriname
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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