Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 35.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Suriname instead of United States, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Suriname
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$4.43
$99.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$6.15
$137.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.97
$21.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.74
$16.65
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Suriname
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.28
$28.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$7.12
$159.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.76
$106.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$2.25
$50.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$2.27
$50.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.70
$38.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.79
$17.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.04
$23.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.14
$25.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.28
$6.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.39
$8.84
|
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pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$2.90
$65.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$27,500.00
$616,041.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$16.35
$366.20
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$15.00
$336.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$350.57
$7,853.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$280.55
$6,284.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$75.83
$1,698.78
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$81.67
$1,829.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
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pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$1.95
$43.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$2.00
$44.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$4.46
$99.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$11.93
$267.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
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pay 52.1% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Suriname
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$70.00
$1,568.11
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$60.00
$1,344.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$95.00
$2,128.14
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$160.00
$3,584.24
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