Cost of living comparison
France is 4.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in France instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD215.42
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD234.41
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.76
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.38
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.02
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD209.05
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD160.23
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.39
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.32
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.47
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD29.87
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.45
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.29
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.83
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.35
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.19
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,875.18
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD798,662.50
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD836.20
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,016.41
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,282.76
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,577.24
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,302.37
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 19.6 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,422.90
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,442.20
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.18
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.24
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD180.32
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD429.57
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.06
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD930.27
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD896.16
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,412.54
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,490.49
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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