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New York vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

New York is 4.8 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.1% more in New York
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in New York
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in New York
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in New York
Childcare: pay 20.7 times more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in New York
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in New York

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in New York are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 85.1% more for restaurants

	Suriname	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$20.39	+103.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$11.80	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$2.45	+105.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$1.86	+127.3%
Average			+85.1%

Suriname vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Suriname	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$3.78	+192.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$7.84	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$4.25	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$4.76	+39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$5.49	+117.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$2.39	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.88	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$2.16	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$2.38	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$1.43	+142.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$1.63	+74.6%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Suriname	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$3.32	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$95.86	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$33,821.80	+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$19.88	-13.6%
Average			+1.6%

Suriname vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Suriname	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$65.63	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$1,876.02	+271.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$1,567.68	+622.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$139.14	+363.9%
Average			+345.7%

Suriname vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 20.7 times more for childcare

	Suriname	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$1,788.00	+2736.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$24,966.76	+1199.0%
Average			+1968.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$6.28	+88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$5.14	+91.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$14.22	+152.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$63.27	+401.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$14.99	+199.9%
Average			+186.6%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Suriname	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$49.49	+36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$44.18	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$85.00	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$115.57	+4.5%
Average			+27.2%

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