Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 2.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$7.39
Kč173.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$7.56
Kč177.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$1.48
Kč34.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$1.19
Kč28.05
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$1.39
Kč32.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$5.18
Kč121.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$3.67
Kč86.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$2.32
Kč54.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$3.42
Kč80.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$0.69
Kč16.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$0.66
Kč15.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$0.77
Kč18.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$1.30
Kč30.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.44
Kč10.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$0.41
Kč9.67
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$7.57
Kč177.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$20.53
Kč482.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$25,012.86
Kč587,669.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$11.93
Kč280.26
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$20.79
Kč488.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$573.03
Kč13,463.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$491.37
Kč11,544.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$198.81
Kč4,670.94
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$335.84
Kč7,890.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$8,534.54
Kč200,516.42
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$1.88
Kč44.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$2.63
Kč61.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$5.88
Kč138.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$44.28
Kč1,040.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$8.32
Kč195.46
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$76.47
Kč1,796.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$37.50
Kč880.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$84.38
Kč1,982.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$98.98
Kč2,325.52
|
|
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