Cost of living comparison
United States is 7.9 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in United States instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD225.72
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD245.62
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD34.33
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.26
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD40.88
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD219.05
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD167.89
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD102.05
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD68.45
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD75.94
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD31.30
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD41.34
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD85.18
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.58
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.27
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD137.47
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,012.66
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD836,850.00
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD876.18
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,065.01
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,061.30
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,891.72
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,364.64
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 42.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,490.94
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,084.93
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD53.63
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD63.12
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD188.94
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD450.11
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD155.14
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Suriname
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD974.75
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD939.01
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,527.90
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,705.20
|
$113.11
|
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