Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 3.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$4.82
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$3.70
€3.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.18
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$23.31
€21.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$23,266.22
€21,733.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$9.59
€8.96
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$27.10
€25.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$423.38
€395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$342.21
€319.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$207.34
€193.68
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$188.83
€176.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$11,455.31
€10,700.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$4.34
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$47.88
€44.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$8.34
€7.79
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$83.50
€78.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$34.16
€31.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$79.54
€74.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$103.03
€96.24
|
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