Cost of living comparison
Washington is 8.5 times more expensive than Suriname overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Washington
- Groceries
-
pay 49.9% more in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9% less in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Washington
- Childcare
-
pay 46.3 times more in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Washington
- Clothing
-
pay 24.9% more in Washington
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Washington are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Washington.
If you lived in Washington instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD244.72
|
$20.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD321.64
|
$11.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.44
|
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.04
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.06
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD218.88
|
$6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD193.82
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD114.81
|
$3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.24
|
$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.68
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.84
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.43
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.45
|
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.71
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.31
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.16
|
$4.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,159.45
|
$62.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD877,625.00
|
$34,230.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD807.41
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,089.11
|
$66.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,128.80
|
$1,678.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,839.48
|
$1,500.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,431.13
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 46.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,212.55
|
$1,651.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,357.97
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.21
|
$6.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.09
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.15
|
$10.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD443.25
|
$56.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD175.52
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,274.16
|
$52.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD998.44
|
$40.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,647.43
|
$85.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,881.31
|
$108.76
|
|
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