Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 95.8% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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