Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 4.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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