Cost of living comparison
France is 3.7 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in France instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$181.31
|
$16.13
€15.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$285.18
|
$9.98
€9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$34.95
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$23.12
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$44.29
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$186.50
|
$8.33
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$166.02
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$78.70
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$57.62
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$71.91
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$22.05
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.29
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$36.12
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$17.37
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$13.87
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$118.26
|
$7.84
€7.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,357.00
|
$52.45
€48.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,119,000.00
|
$26,223.89
€24,436.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$962.48
|
$18.05
€16.82
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,398.75
|
$30.93
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$15,139.69
|
$760.64
€708.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$9,304.04
|
$610.71
€569.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,959.32
|
$135.03
€125.83
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,636.75
|
$674.24
€628.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$18,650.00
|
$11,309.03
€10,538.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$55.95
|
$6.24
€5.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$74.60
|
$2.93
€2.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$195.66
|
$11.11
€10.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$510.15
|
$37.98
€35.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$168.39
|
$11.22
€10.46
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,942.43
|
$85.18
€79.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,715.51
|
$38.90
€36.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,698.37
|
$90.98
€84.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,465.33
|
$122.71
€114.35
|
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