Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 28.4% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$4.86
$169.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$0.94
$32.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.62
$21.60
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$5.00
$174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$4.45
$155.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$1.54
$53.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.93
$67.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.59
$20.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.81
$28.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.97
$33.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.47
$16.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.37
$12.96
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$3.17
$110.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$25.80
$899.33
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$1.50
$52.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$2.00
$69.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$13.68
$476.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$4.51
$157.34
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
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