Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 33.8% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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