Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$169.41
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.65
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.60
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$174.26
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$155.13
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.84
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.19
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.60
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.30
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.75
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.23
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.96
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$110.50
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$899.33
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.28
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.70
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$476.67
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$157.34
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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