Cost of living comparison
Chad is 50.7% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Chad instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
?? | |
pay 98.4% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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