Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Greece instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$171.73
|
$12.71
€11.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$270.12
|
$8.10
€7.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$33.10
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.90
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.95
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$176.65
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$157.25
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$74.54
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$54.57
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$68.11
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.89
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.69
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$34.21
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.45
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$13.14
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$112.01
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,179.70
|
$40.24
€36.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,059,900.00
|
$22,158.38
€20,346.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$911.65
|
$13.03
€11.96
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,324.88
|
$34.83
€31.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,340.08
|
$429.23
€394.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,812.64
|
$358.56
€329.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,803.02
|
$172.07
€158.00
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,444.67
|
$341.10
€313.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,665.00
|
$6,725.16
€6,175.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.99
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$70.66
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$185.33
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$483.20
|
$45.22
€41.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$159.50
|
$8.85
€8.12
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,839.84
|
$76.36
€70.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,624.90
|
$36.41
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,503.04
|
$77.82
€71.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,123.87
|
$99.20
€91.09
|
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