Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 29.2% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$6.29
$120.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$0.74
$14.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$0.68
$12.96
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$2.91
$55.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$4.29
$82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$2.10
$40.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$0.88
$16.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.66
$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$0.63
$12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$0.65
$12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.44
$8.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$4.35
$83.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$6.95
$133.20
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$1.30
$24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$1.43
$27.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$39.18
$751.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$62.40
$1,196.31
|
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