Suriname vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suriname Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2439
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$327
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$538
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$545
💸 GDP per capita
$5859
$943
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
70.3
61.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
31
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
28
33
😀 Quality of life
42
22
🏙️ Population
563K
7.8M

The average cost of living in Suriname ($894) is 34% more expensive than in Togo ($667). Suriname ranked 97th vs 140th for Togo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Suriname compared to 0.8 months in Togo. Ranked 113th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Suriname vs Togo

We calculate prices for Suriname and Togo as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Suriname Togo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$90.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.59%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$207
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$248
$431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$31.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.8
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$498
$6607

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In Suriname

City Cost of living Population
Paramaribo
$896
224K
Nieuw Nickerie
$870
12.8K

In Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$678
2.19M
Kara
$620
158K
Sokode
$617
115K
Atakpame
$617
98.2K
Kpalime
$616
87.5K
Sotouboua
$616
32.5K