Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 2.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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