Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

United States

United States vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% more in United States
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in United States
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in United States
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 18.0 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in United States

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in United States are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United States.

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United States vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 42.2% more for restaurants

	Suriname	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$19.86	+50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$11.42	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.67	+92.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$2.05	+145.3%
Average			+42.2%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Suriname	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$3.63	+164.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$6.52	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$3.98	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$4.30	+41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$5.46	+96.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$2.34	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.80	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$2.02	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$2.19	-19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$1.34	+120.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$1.39	+56.4%
Average			+22.8%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Suriname	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$4.01	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$34,164.82	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$18.02	+25.2%
Average			+12.2%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Suriname	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$70.22	+131.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$1,681.01	+246.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$1,404.28	+428.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$157.64	+448.8%
Average			+330.9%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 18.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$1,450.99	+2210.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$24,361.50	+1295.3%
Average			+1695.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$6.00	+127.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$5.31	+87.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$10.42	+83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$50.68	+274.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$13.95	+178.9%
Average			+155.3%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Suriname	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$53.15	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$41.88	+98.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$89.76	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$114.01	+9.9%
Average			+46.8%

Suriname vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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