Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 36.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Suriname instead of United States, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.86
$183.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$7.65
$289.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.94
$35.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.62
$23.44
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.19
$44.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.00
$189.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.45
$168.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.11
$79.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.54
$58.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.93
$72.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.59
$22.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.81
$30.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.97
$36.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.47
$17.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.37
$14.07
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.17
$119.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$90.00
$3,403.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$30,000.00
$1,134,465.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$25.80
$975.78
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$37.50
$1,418.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$405.89
$15,348.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$249.44
$9,432.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$79.34
$3,000.22
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$97.50
$3,687.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$500.00
$18,907.75
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.50
$56.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.00
$75.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.25
$198.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$13.68
$517.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.51
$170.72
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$52.08
$1,969.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$45.99
$1,739.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$99.15
$3,749.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$173.33
$6,554.69
|
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