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Suriname vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 97.3% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.5% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$10.00 SRD384.84	+101.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$11.40 SRD438.80	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$1.19 SRD45.81	+67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.82 SRD31.42	+112.9%
Average			+85.4%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$1.29 SRD49.69	+270.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$6.24 SRD239.95	+80.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$6.71 SRD258.10	+87.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$3.40 SRD130.81	+110.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.52 SRD97.09	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$2.01 SRD77.27	+479.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.91 SRD35.12	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$1.45 SRD55.73	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$2.46 SRD94.60	+362.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.59 SRD22.70	+129.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.93 SRD35.82	+341.6%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$4.24 SRD163.04	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+660.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$23.00 SRD885.13	+626.1%
Average			+326.5%

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	+206.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	-5.8%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-46.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$3.34 SRD128.35	+157.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$2.68 SRD103.03	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$5.64 SRD217.22	+199.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$12.63 SRD485.91	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$5.00 SRD192.42	+21.5%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	+78.5%
Average			+19.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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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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