Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 24.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Malta, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$6.74
SRD217.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$7.34
SRD236.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$1.03
SRD33.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.58
SRD18.57
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.22
SRD39.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$6.54
SRD211.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$5.02
SRD161.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$3.05
SRD98.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.04
SRD66.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.27
SRD73.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.93
SRD30.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.23
SRD39.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.54
SRD82.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.50
SRD15.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.61
SRD19.55
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$4.11
SRD132.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$90.00
SRD2,904.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$25,000.00
SRD806,862.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$26.18
SRD844.79
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$31.82
SRD1,026.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$509.69
SRD16,449.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$205.88
SRD6,644.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$40.77
SRD1,315.74
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$44.54
SRD1,437.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$420.77
SRD13,580.22
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.60
SRD51.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.89
SRD60.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$5.64
SRD182.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$13.45
SRD433.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$4.63
SRD149.58
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$29.12
SRD939.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$28.05
SRD905.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$75.52
SRD2,437.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$140.56
SRD4,536.60
|
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