Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 44.4% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
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