Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 23.7% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 53.4% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
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pay 6.6% more for housing
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 5.7% less for childcare
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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