Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 90.3% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 56.8% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Suriname

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Suriname are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Suriname.

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Suriname vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Iran	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$13.20 SRD496.97	+254.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$10.99 SRD413.72	+178.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$1.39 SRD52.25	+162.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$0.84 SRD31.47	-17.3%
Average			+173.2%

Iran vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Iran	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$1.37 SRD51.65	+205.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$5.90 SRD222.10	+241.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$6.81 SRD256.22	+174.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$3.04 SRD114.28	+162.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$2.78 SRD104.74	+115.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$2.20 SRD82.78	+421.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$1.39 SRD52.42	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$1.69 SRD63.71	+338.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$2.71 SRD101.97	+944.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$0.61 SRD22.95	+167.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$0.89 SRD33.38	+318.8%
Average			+247.4%

Iran vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Iran	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$4.36 SRD164.08	+301.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$14.40 SRD542.03	+383.5%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Iran	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+191.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	+170.0%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Iran	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	+21.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$2.64 SRD99.39	+222.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$2.83 SRD106.37	+141.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$5.68 SRD213.70	+180.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$13.54 SRD509.72	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$5.00 SRD188.21	+229.9%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Iran	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$21.08 SRD793.55	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+61.9%
Average			+0.1%

Iran vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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