Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.8 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Norway instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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