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South Carolina vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 3.9 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in South Carolina
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in South Carolina
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in South Carolina
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in South Carolina
Childcare: pay 15.7 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in South Carolina
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in South Carolina

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in South Carolina are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in South Carolina.

South Carolina vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Suriname	South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$19.17	+91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$11.16	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$2.65	+122.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$2.13	+160.5%
Average			+93.2%

Suriname vs. South Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Suriname	South Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$3.44	+166.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$5.99	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$3.54	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$4.18	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$5.64	+123.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$2.64	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.76	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$2.49	+71.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$2.31	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$1.63	+176.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$1.38	+48.4%
Average			+51.5%

Suriname vs. South Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Suriname	South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$2.88	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$46.17	-48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$33,190.90	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$16.34	-29.0%
Average			-19.2%

Suriname vs. South Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Suriname	South Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$66.47	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$1,589.94	+215.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$1,366.92	+529.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$141.20	+370.7%
Average			+310.8%

Suriname vs. South Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 15.7 times more for childcare

	Suriname	South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$1,346.85	+2036.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$19,168.15	+897.3%
Average			+1467.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$5.29	+58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$5.17	+93.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$7.67	+36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$32.75	+159.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$12.71	+154.2%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Suriname	South Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$50.06	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$35.86	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$84.43	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$112.81	+2.0%
Average			+19.5%

Suriname vs. South Carolina - Cost of clothing

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