Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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