Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 83.9% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
|
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