Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 34.3% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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