Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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