Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 59.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$4.86
$170.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$7.65
$268.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.94
$32.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.62
$21.79
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$1.19
$41.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$5.00
$175.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$4.45
$156.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$2.11
$74.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$1.54
$54.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.93
$67.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.59
$20.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.81
$28.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.97
$34.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.47
$16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.37
$13.07
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$3.17
$111.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$90.00
$3,163.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$25.80
$907.00
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$37.50
$1,318.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$405.89
$14,267.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$249.44
$8,767.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$79.34
$2,788.74
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$97.50
$3,427.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$500.00
$17,575.00
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$1.50
$52.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$2.00
$70.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$5.25
$184.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$13.68
$480.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$4.51
$158.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$52.08
$1,830.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$45.99
$1,616.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$99.15
$3,485.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$173.33
$6,092.67
|
|
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