Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Laos instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$169.41
|
$2.73
₭57,852
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.65
|
$0.82
₭17,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.60
|
$0.51
₭10,871
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$174.26
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$155.13
|
$9.92
₭210,301
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.84
|
$1.94
₭41,111
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.19
|
$2.15
₭45,494
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.60
|
$0.85
₭18,012
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.30
|
$1.38
₭29,196
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.75
|
$1.85
₭39,241
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.23
|
$1.10
₭23,358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.96
|
$1.01
₭21,470
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$110.50
|
$4.46
₭94,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$899.33
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.28
|
$1.23
₭26,026
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.70
|
$2.02
₭42,744
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$476.67
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$157.34
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
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