Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.2 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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