Cost of living comparison
Syria is 1.5% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Syria instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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