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Suriname vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 72.5% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 72.6% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$10.00 SRD386.29	+231.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$11.40 SRD440.45	+81.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.19 SRD45.98	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.82 SRD31.54	-62.2%
Average			+54.6%

Mauritania vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.29 SRD49.88	+367.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$6.24 SRD240.85	+126.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$6.71 SRD259.08	+25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.40 SRD131.30	+52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.52 SRD97.45	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.01 SRD77.56	+100.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.91 SRD35.25	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.45 SRD55.94	+122.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$2.46 SRD94.95	+449.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.59 SRD22.79	+68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.93 SRD35.96	+137.1%
Average			+132.6%

Mauritania vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.24 SRD163.65	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+309.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+231.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$23.00 SRD888.47	+490.9%
Average			+252.8%

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Mauritania	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-73.1%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-72.6%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$3.34 SRD128.84	+70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.68 SRD103.42	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$5.64 SRD218.04	+124.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$12.63 SRD487.75	-85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$5.00 SRD193.14	+22.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 72.6% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	+77.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+166.8%
Average			+72.6%

Mauritania 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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