Cost of living comparison
Florida is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Florida instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.43
$99.25
|
$15.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.15
$137.67
|
$8.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
$21.84
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$16.65
|
$1.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
$28.71
|
$3.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
$159.61
|
$5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
$106.63
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
$50.38
|
$2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
$50.81
|
$4.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$38.10
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
$17.78
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
$23.27
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$25.59
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
$6.37
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
$8.84
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$65.02
|
$4.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
$616,041.25
|
$23,975.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.35
$366.20
|
$15.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.00
$336.02
|
$69.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.57
$7,853.19
|
$1,629.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.55
$6,284.68
|
$1,311.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.83
$1,698.78
|
$124.50
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.67
$1,829.46
|
$852.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,272.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
$43.68
|
$4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$44.80
|
$4.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.46
$99.96
|
$7.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.93
$267.23
|
$33.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.76
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.00
$1,568.11
|
$43.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$1,344.09
|
$33.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
$2,128.14
|
$77.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
$3,584.24
|
$95.60
|
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