Cost of living comparison
Chile is 94.5% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Chile instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
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