Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$6.66
RSD720
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$7.11
RSD768
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$4.58
RSD495
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$2.77
RSD299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$6.36
RSD687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$26.61
RSD2,876
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,883,359
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$6.78
RSD732
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$21.79
RSD2,355
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$289.12
RSD31,253
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$208.18
RSD22,504
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$111.12
RSD12,011
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$219.93
RSD23,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$5,902.44
RSD638,036
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$1.96
RSD212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$1.54
RSD167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$3.59
RSD389
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$24.04
RSD2,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$4.51
RSD488
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$63.85
RSD6,902
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$34.98
RSD3,781
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$88.04
RSD9,516
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$94.98
RSD10,267
|
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