Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.1 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.05
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.39
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.69
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.15
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.29
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.07
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.87
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.43
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.69
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.07
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.00
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.66
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.80
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.82
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.45
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.95
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,176.64
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,400.00
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD811.81
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.03
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,227.44
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,876.69
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,438.92
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,224.59
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,430.65
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.59
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.52
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.31
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.66
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.48
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.10
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,003.87
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,661.83
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,902.43
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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