Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 29.5% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 51.9% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$13.20 SRD496.97	+170.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$10.99 SRD413.72	+102.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.39 SRD52.25	+142.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.84 SRD31.47	+147.0%
Average			+139.9%

Tajikistan vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$1.37 SRD51.65	+144.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.90 SRD222.10	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$6.81 SRD256.22	+69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$3.04 SRD114.28	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$2.78 SRD104.74	+59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$2.20 SRD82.78	+188.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$1.39 SRD52.42	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.69 SRD63.71	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$2.71 SRD101.97	+568.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.61 SRD22.95	+144.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.89 SRD33.38	+415.6%
Average			+116.3%

Tajikistan vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$4.36 SRD164.08	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$14.40 SRD542.03	+290.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-34.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 51.9% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-69.3%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.64 SRD99.39	+121.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$2.83 SRD106.37	+65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$5.68 SRD213.70	+90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$13.54 SRD509.72	-63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$5.00 SRD188.21	+2.6%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	+47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$21.08 SRD793.55	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+84.1%
Average			+7.8%

Tajikistan vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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