Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 76.8% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Benin, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
|
pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
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