Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 10.3% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 44.2% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 59.7% more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Yemen

The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Yemen are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Yemen. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Yemen.

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Yemen vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$9.52 YER2,249	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$9.91 YER2,340	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.22 YER523	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$1.18 YER279	+41.5%
Average			-9.7%

Suriname vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

	Suriname	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.06 YER487	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$6.42 YER1,515	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$13.63 YER3,219	+100.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$7.05 YER1,664	+132.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$5.50 YER1,298	+97.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$3.80 YER898	+72.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$1.07 YER254	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$2.83 YER669	+67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.47 YER346	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$1.32 YER313	+117.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$1.27 YER299	+42.7%
Average			+44.2%

Suriname vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Suriname	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$9.25 YER2,184	+112.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$84.67 YER19,994
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$16,933.01 YER4M	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$21.17 YER4,998	+47.0%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Suriname	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$101.30 YER23,922	+233.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$229.13 YER54,109	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$175.13 YER41,357	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$60.36 YER14,253	+110.1%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 59.7% more for childcare

	Suriname	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$74.63 YER17,624	+18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$3,747.12 YER885K	+114.6%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$2.78 YER658	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$3.90 YER921	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$5.29 YER1,250	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$45.84 YER10,825	+238.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$5.93 YER1,400	+18.5%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Suriname	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$75.14 YER17,744	+125.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$103.71 YER24,492	+392.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$79.02 YER18,661	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$100.89 YER23,826	-2.7%
Average			+88.7%

Suriname vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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