Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 5.7 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.05
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.39
|
$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.69
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.15
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.29
|
$2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.07
|
$5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.87
|
$3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.43
|
$3.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.69
|
$4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.07
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.00
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.66
|
$1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.80
|
$1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.82
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.45
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.95
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,176.64
|
$40.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,400.00
|
$37,721.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD811.81
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.03
|
$68.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,227.44
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,876.69
|
$969.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,438.92
|
$119.32
|
|
pay 29.6 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,224.59
|
$1,753.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,430.65
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.59
|
$4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.52
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.31
|
$8.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.66
|
$32.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.48
|
$10.91
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.10
|
$37.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,003.87
|
$42.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,661.83
|
$80.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,902.43
|
$94.17
|
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