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Iceland vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 3.9 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 56.0% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Iceland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Suriname	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD375.02	$26.52 ISK3,296	+165.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD427.60	$21.32 ISK2,649	+87.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.64	$3.11 ISK386	+161.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.62	$2.72 ISK338	+233.1%
Average			+161.6%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Suriname	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD48.42	$3.80 ISK473	+194.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD233.83	$9.44 ISK1,173	+51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD251.52	$7.78 ISK967	+16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD127.47	$6.71 ISK834	+97.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD94.61	$11.22 ISK1,394	+344.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD75.30	$1.50 ISK186	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD34.22	$1.15 ISK142	+25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD54.31	$1.41 ISK176	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD92.18	$2.34 ISK291	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.12	$1.65 ISK205	+179.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD34.91	$1.09 ISK136	+17.5%
Average			+81.2%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.0% more for transportation

	Suriname	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD158.88	$9.65 ISK1,200	+127.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,375.18	$79.56 ISK9,887	-11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD938K	$49,144.25 ISK6M	+96.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD862.55	$25.55 ISK3,176	+11.1%
Average			+56.0%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Suriname	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,094.72	$95.65 ISK11,886	+227.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD18,920.93	$2,289.17 ISK284K	+353.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,140.97	$1,830.04 ISK227K	+743.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,124.92	$65.15 ISK8,096	+117.2%
Average			+360.4%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,363.63	$334.67 ISK41,589	+431.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD72,076.12	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+1497.9%
Average			+964.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD125.08	$11.14 ISK1,385	+234.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD100.40	$5.62 ISK699	+110.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD211.68	$13.90 ISK1,727	+146.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD473.52	$78.17 ISK9,714	+519.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD187.51	$16.75 ISK2,082	+235.1%
Average			+248.9%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Suriname	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,361.17	$130.91 ISK16,268	+260.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,066.61	$61.83 ISK7,684	+117.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,828.20	$163.81 ISK20,357	+117.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,146.33	$237.31 ISK29,491	+114.6%
Average			+152.5%

Suriname vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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