Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 5.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 24.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
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