Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 59.6% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 98.5% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Suriname
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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