Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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