Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Mali instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 24.0 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
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