Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 29.7% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 96.9% more for housing
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 78.6% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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