Cost of living comparison
Peru is 71.6% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Peru instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.05
|
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.39
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.69
|
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.15
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.29
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.07
|
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.87
|
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.43
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.69
|
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.07
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.00
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.66
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.80
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.82
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.45
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.95
|
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,176.64
|
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,400.00
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD811.81
|
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.03
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,227.44
|
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,876.69
|
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,438.92
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,224.59
|
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,430.65
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.59
|
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.52
|
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.31
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.66
|
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.48
|
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.10
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,003.87
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,661.83
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,902.43
|
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
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