Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 9.5% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$2.31
TND7.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$4.31
TND13.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$1.72
TND5.400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$1.86
TND5.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$2.72
TND8.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$10.84
TND34.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$2.62
TND8.240
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$167.41
TND526.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$128.64
TND404.440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$61.08
TND192.050
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.22
TND3.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$25.01
TND78.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$4.59
TND14.420
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$57.48
TND180.710
|
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