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Suriname vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 16.8% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 77.6% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Romania	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$10.00 SRD384.84	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$11.40 SRD438.80	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$1.19 SRD45.81	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.82 SRD31.42	-49.4%
Average			-9.0%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.6% more for groceries

	Romania	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$1.29 SRD49.69	+9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$6.24 SRD239.95	+55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$6.71 SRD258.10	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$3.40 SRD130.81	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$2.52 SRD97.09	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$2.01 SRD77.27	+295.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.91 SRD35.12	+30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$1.45 SRD55.73	+106.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$2.46 SRD94.60	+164.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.59 SRD22.70	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.93 SRD35.82	+124.3%
Average			+77.6%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Romania	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$4.24 SRD163.04	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+282.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$23.00 SRD885.13	+224.9%
Average			+117.3%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Romania	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	+215.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	-74.2%
Average			+36.5%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Romania	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-75.5%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$3.34 SRD128.35	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$2.68 SRD103.03	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$5.64 SRD217.22	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$12.63 SRD485.91	-70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$5.00 SRD192.42	-27.6%
Average			-10.5%

Romania vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Romania	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	+24.8%
Average			-12.6%

Romania 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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