Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 3.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR437.63
|
$6.74
SRD217.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR971.73
|
$7.34
SRD236.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.26
|
$1.03
SRD33.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.71
|
$0.58
SRD18.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.19
|
$1.22
SRD39.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR653.01
|
$6.54
SRD211.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR739.07
|
$5.02
SRD161.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR304.53
|
$3.05
SRD98.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR341.74
|
$2.04
SRD66.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.20
|
$2.27
SRD73.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.84
|
$0.93
SRD30.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.32
|
$1.23
SRD39.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.65
|
$2.54
SRD82.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.66
|
$0.50
SRD15.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.84
|
$0.61
SRD19.55
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,041.08
|
$4.11
SRD132.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,883.05
|
$90.00
SRD2,904.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,650,753.56
|
$25,000.00
SRD806,862.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,101.36
|
$26.18
SRD844.79
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,965.93
|
$31.82
SRD1,026.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,652.17
|
$509.69
SRD16,449.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,137.28
|
$205.88
SRD6,644.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,140.33
|
$40.77
SRD1,315.74
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,240.82
|
$44.54
SRD1,437.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR280,761.83
|
$420.77
SRD13,580.22
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR511.20
|
$1.60
SRD51.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR421.45
|
$1.89
SRD60.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR454.00
|
$5.64
SRD182.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,995.89
|
$13.45
SRD433.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR964.08
|
$4.63
SRD149.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,816.66
|
$29.12
SRD939.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,256.67
|
$28.05
SRD905.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,486.23
|
$75.52
SRD2,437.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,259.93
|
$140.56
SRD4,536.60
|
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