Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$10.28
FCFA6,306
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$10.30
FCFA6,316
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$2.04
FCFA1,250
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$1.36
FCFA832
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$1.83
FCFA1,125
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$5.38
FCFA3,296
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$6.92
FCFA4,244
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$3.50
FCFA2,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$2.67
FCFA1,637
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$1.14
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$1.34
FCFA824
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$1.78
FCFA1,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.91
FCFA557
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$3.88
FCFA2,379
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$30.00
FCFA18,397
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,495,122
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,727
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$275.00
FCFA168,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$250.06
FCFA153,345
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$775.00
FCFA475,265
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,538,010
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$1.08
FCFA665
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$3.32
FCFA2,034
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$2.67
FCFA1,636
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$60.03
FCFA36,814
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$6.67
FCFA4,091
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$57.50
FCFA35,262
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$69.73
FCFA42,761
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$117.50
FCFA72,056
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$190.16
FCFA116,612
|
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