Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 10.1 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$41.23
€38.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$10.72
€10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$8.50
€7.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$6.64
€6.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$8.27
€7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$38.21
€35.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
|
pay 37.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$4.42
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$604.70
€565.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 96.8% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Monaco
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$481.56
€450.20
|
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