Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 68.6% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 70.1% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱214.14
|
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
|
pay 82.3% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
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