Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 24.1% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 84.9% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 38.0% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$13.20 SRD496.97	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$10.99 SRD413.72	+86.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$1.39 SRD52.25	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.84 SRD31.47	+42.7%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 84.9% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.37 SRD51.65	+65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$5.90 SRD222.10	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$6.81 SRD256.22	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$3.04 SRD114.28	+68.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.78 SRD104.74	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$2.20 SRD82.78	+173.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$1.39 SRD52.42	+379.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.69 SRD63.71	+202.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$2.71 SRD101.97	+332.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.61 SRD22.95	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.89 SRD33.38	+27.6%
Average			+84.9%

Swaziland vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.36 SRD164.08	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SRD941K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 SRD542.03
Average			-11.3%

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pay 38.0% more for housing

	Swaziland	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-41.4%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$62.79 SRD2,363.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-72.3%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.64 SRD99.39	+25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$2.83 SRD106.37	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$5.68 SRD213.70	+103.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$13.54 SRD509.72	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$5.00 SRD188.21	+38.7%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$21.08 SRD793.55	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+91.8%
Average			+25.6%

Swaziland vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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