Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.8 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$8.72
HUF3,131.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$7.58
HUF2,723.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$1.25
HUF449.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$0.97
HUF348.50
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$1.49
HUF533.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$5.20
HUF1,868.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$4.19
HUF1,505.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$2.84
HUF1,021.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$2.46
HUF883.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$0.70
HUF250.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.79
HUF284.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$0.84
HUF301.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$1.33
HUF477.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$0.54
HUF193.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.56
HUF202.17
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$6.47
HUF2,323.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$21.93
HUF7,878.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
$27,189.21
HUF9,767,327.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$12.71
HUF4,565.90
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$15.33
HUF5,507.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$399.32
HUF143,449.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$313.48
HUF112,612.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$107.20
HUF38,511.13
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$280.59
HUF100,799.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,837,896.55
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$1.71
HUF613.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$1.85
HUF664.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$5.66
HUF2,031.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$41.60
HUF14,945.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$5.86
HUF2,106.48
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$70.88
HUF25,461.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$28.89
HUF10,380.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$70.44
HUF25,306.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$80.82
HUF29,034.46
|
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