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Suriname vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 27.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 54.9% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$10.00 SRD386.29	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$11.40 SRD440.45	+63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.19 SRD45.98	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.82 SRD31.54	+48.7%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.29 SRD49.88	+136.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.24 SRD240.85	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.71 SRD259.08	+99.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.40 SRD131.30	+106.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.52 SRD97.45	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.01 SRD77.56	+42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.91 SRD35.25	+92.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.45 SRD55.94	+62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.46 SRD94.95	+438.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.59 SRD22.79	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.93 SRD35.96	+83.8%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.24 SRD163.65	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+190.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$23.00 SRD888.47	+35.1%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Nairobi	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	+2.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-78.1%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$3.34 SRD128.84	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.68 SRD103.42	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$5.64 SRD218.04	+82.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$12.63 SRD487.75	-72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.00 SRD193.14	-32.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	+85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	+14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+77.5%
Average			+47.0%

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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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