Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 26.5% cheaper than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 51.1% less in Tanzania

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Tanzania are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-48.3%
Average			-60.8%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Suriname	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	-32.4%
Average			-51.9%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Suriname	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.80 TZS39,073.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	-17.8%
Average			-11.3%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Suriname	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$332.29 TZS877K	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$156.95 TZS414K	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$40.75 TZS108K	+41.9%
Average			-25.8%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$568.94 TZS2M	+806.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+500.4%
Average			+637.6%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$59.09 TZS156K	+336.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+15.8%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 51.1% less for clothing

	Suriname	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-55.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-65.1%
Average			-51.1%

Suriname vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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