Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 69.7% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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