Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 39.4% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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