Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 4.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$15.46
CHF14.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$4.79
CHF4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$3.77
CHF3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$7.67
CHF7.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$6.88
CHF6.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$7.71
CHF7.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$4.87
CHF4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$1.85
CHF1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$55.21
CHF50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,742.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$10.85
CHF9.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$55.95
CHF51.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,444.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,173.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$154.00
CHF140.89
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$248.46
CHF227.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,365.91
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$5.52
CHF5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$5.34
CHF4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$60.86
CHF55.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$32.10
CHF29.37
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$95.70
CHF87.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$45.67
CHF41.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$107.59
CHF98.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$152.03
CHF139.09
|
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