Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 97.0% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$24.25
T$57.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$8.00
T$19.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$1.60
T$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$1.18
T$2.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
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pay 60.3% more for housing
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$399.81
T$953.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
?? |
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$4.26
T$10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$2.19
T$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$7.68
T$18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$29.85
T$71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Suriname
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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