Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 36.7% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Suriname
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
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