Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 42.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
|
pay 96.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
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