Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 2.6 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$38.59
€36.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$37.56
€35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$495.63
€462.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$404.62
€377.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$175.05
€163.52
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$388.43
€362.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$43.97
€41.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$74.65
€69.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$38.55
€36.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$76.61
€71.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$90.90
€84.91
|
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