Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Japan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 88.7% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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