Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 24.4% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
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