Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Germany instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD207.95
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD226.28
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD31.63
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD17.74
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD37.66
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD201.80
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD154.67
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD94.01
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD63.06
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD69.96
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD28.83
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.08
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD78.47
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.28
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD18.68
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD126.64
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,775.47
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD770,962.50
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD807.20
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD981.16
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,718.02
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,349.12
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,257.20
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,373.55
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,975.99
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD49.40
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD58.15
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD174.07
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD414.67
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD142.93
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 59.8% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD898.01
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD865.08
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,328.87
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,334.75
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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