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Suriname vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 11.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 34.6% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Suriname

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Suriname are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Suriname. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$10.00 SRD386.29	+222.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$11.40 SRD440.45	+83.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.19 SRD45.98	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.82 SRD31.54	+144.9%
Average			+125.4%

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pay 34.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.29 SRD49.88	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$6.24 SRD240.85	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.71 SRD259.08	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.40 SRD131.30	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.52 SRD97.45	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$2.01 SRD77.56	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.91 SRD35.25	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.45 SRD55.94	+41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$2.46 SRD94.95	+188.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.59 SRD22.79	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.93 SRD35.96	+43.4%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.24 SRD163.65	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+141.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$23.00 SRD888.47	+97.8%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-56.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-85.6%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.34 SRD128.84	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.68 SRD103.42	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$5.64 SRD218.04	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$12.63 SRD487.75	-75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.00 SRD193.14	-38.0%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+20.9%
Average			-17.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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