Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.7 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
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