Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
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pay 6.2% less for transportation
Suriname
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Suriname
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Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
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