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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD207.95
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD226.28
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD31.63
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD17.74
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD37.66
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD201.80
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD154.67
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD94.01
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD63.06
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD69.96
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD28.83
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.08
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD78.47
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.28
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD18.68
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD126.64
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,775.47
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD770,962.50
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD807.20
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD981.16
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,718.02
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,349.12
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,257.20
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 19.6 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,373.55
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,975.99
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD49.40
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD58.15
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD174.07
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD414.67
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD142.93
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
Suriname
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD898.01
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD865.08
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,328.87
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,334.75
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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