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Suriname vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 52.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 72.8% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.5% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$10.00 SRD384.84	+134.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$11.40 SRD438.80	+75.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.19 SRD45.81	+95.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.82 SRD31.42	+44.1%
Average			+87.5%

Ethiopia vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.29 SRD49.69	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$6.24 SRD239.95	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$6.71 SRD258.10	+23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$3.40 SRD130.81	+49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.52 SRD97.09	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.01 SRD77.27	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.91 SRD35.12	+111.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.45 SRD55.73	+36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$2.46 SRD94.60	+507.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.59 SRD22.70	+113.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.93 SRD35.82	+2.7%
Average			+72.8%

Ethiopia vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$4.24 SRD163.04	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+650.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$23.00 SRD885.13	+536.2%
Average			+279.9%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	-75.4%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-93.6%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$3.34 SRD128.35	+270.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.68 SRD103.03	+146.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$5.64 SRD217.22	+10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$12.63 SRD485.91	-79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.00 SRD192.42	+33.3%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	-3.9%
Average			-26.3%

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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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