Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 70.9% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
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