Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 37.2% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Suriname
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
?? | |
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