Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 44.3% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Maldives
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Maldives are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Maldives. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

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Maldives vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD497.01	$6.00 MVR92.74	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.75	$9.57 MVR147.88	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.26	$1.63 MVR25.12	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.48	$0.30 MVR4.59	-64.5%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Suriname	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.66	$1.65 MVR25.57	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.12	$3.48 MVR53.75	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.24	$6.83 MVR105.52	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.29	$1.87 MVR28.89	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.75	$2.76 MVR42.72	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.79	$1.80 MVR27.83	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.43	$1.39 MVR21.40	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.72	$1.59 MVR24.56	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.22 MVR18.83	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.75 MVR11.63	+23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.69 MVR10.63	-22.4%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Suriname	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.09	$3.81 MVR58.81	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.82 MVR476.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.08	$17.52 MVR270.70	+21.7%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Suriname	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.24	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+140.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,256.83	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,998.18	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+178.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.35	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+196.6%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.74	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	+194.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,724.98	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	+72.0%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.40	$4.87 MVR75.19	+84.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.38	$3.55 MVR54.82	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.71	$13.95 MVR215.56	+145.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.76	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+422.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.22	$9.73 MVR150.39	+94.7%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Suriname	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.77	$39.51 MVR610.41	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.61	$49.63 MVR766.77	+135.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.54	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	+29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,904.09	$52.50 MVR811.17	-49.4%
Average			+16.3%

Suriname vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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