Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 9.7% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$6.74
SRD225.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$7.34
SRD245.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.03
SRD34.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.58
SRD19.26
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.22
SRD40.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$6.54
SRD219.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$5.02
SRD167.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.05
SRD102.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$2.04
SRD68.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.27
SRD75.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.93
SRD31.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.23
SRD41.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.54
SRD85.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.50
SRD16.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.61
SRD20.27
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$4.11
SRD137.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$90.00
SRD3,012.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$25,000.00
SRD836,850.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$26.18
SRD876.18
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$31.82
SRD1,065.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$509.69
SRD17,061.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$205.88
SRD6,891.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$40.77
SRD1,364.64
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$44.54
SRD1,490.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$420.77
SRD14,084.93
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$1.60
SRD53.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$1.89
SRD63.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$5.64
SRD188.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$13.45
SRD450.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.63
SRD155.14
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$29.12
SRD974.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$28.05
SRD939.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$75.52
SRD2,527.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$140.56
SRD4,705.20
|
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