Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 1.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
|
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