Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.9 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD207.73
|
$17.10
€15.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD226.04
|
$9.80
€8.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD31.59
|
$2.19
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD17.73
|
$1.73
€1.57
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD37.62
|
$1.77
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD201.58
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD154.51
|
$4.97
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD93.91
|
$3.80
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD62.99
|
$4.34
€3.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD69.88
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD28.80
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.04
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD78.39
|
$1.51
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.26
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD18.66
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD126.51
|
$7.23
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,772.49
|
$118.73
€108.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD770,137.50
|
$36,966.92
€33,661.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD806.33
|
$18.66
€16.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD980.11
|
$49.22
€44.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,701.20
|
$1,390.35
€1,266.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,342.32
|
$1,168.86
€1,064.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,255.86
|
$162.61
€148.07
|
|
pay 21.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,372.08
|
$1,101.52
€1,003.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,962.10
|
$7,468.96
€6,801.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD49.35
|
$6.02
€5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD58.09
|
$3.78
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD173.88
|
$16.48
€15.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD414.23
|
$58.33
€53.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD142.77
|
$12.21
€11.12
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD897.05
|
$84.67
€77.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD864.15
|
$40.37
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,326.38
|
$91.93
€83.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,330.11
|
$90.97
€82.83
|
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