Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD207.95
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD226.28
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD31.63
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD17.74
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD37.66
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD201.80
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD154.67
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD94.01
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD63.06
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD69.96
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD28.83
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.08
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD78.47
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.28
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD18.68
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD126.64
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,775.47
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD770,962.50
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD807.20
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD981.16
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,718.02
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,349.12
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,257.20
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,373.55
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,975.99
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD49.40
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD58.15
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD174.07
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD414.67
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD142.93
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD898.01
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD865.08
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,328.87
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,334.75
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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