Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 68.5% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 65.9% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 LKR726.11	$13.20 SRD496.97	+502.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	$10.99 SRD413.72	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 LKR270.87	$1.39 SRD52.25	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 LKR101.62	$0.84 SRD31.47	+172.5%
Average			+219.5%

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 LKR164.88	$1.37 SRD51.65	+175.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	$5.90 SRD222.10	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	$6.81 SRD256.22	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LKR525.48	$3.04 SRD114.28	+91.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 LKR637.54	$2.78 SRD104.74	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39 LKR790.19	$2.20 SRD82.78	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 LKR110.92	$1.39 SRD52.42	+315.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 LKR546.03	$1.69 SRD63.71	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 LKR195.36	$2.71 SRD101.97	+359.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR150.14	$0.61 SRD22.95	+34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 LKR113.13	$0.89 SRD33.38	+159.6%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	$4.36 SRD164.08	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,619.96 LKR10M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 LKR979.01	$14.40 SRD542.03	+387.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 65.9% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-19.7%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	+123.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$711.79 LKR236K	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	+145.3%
Average			+134.2%

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pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 LKR714.17	$2.64 SRD99.39	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 LKR713.82	$2.83 SRD106.37	+31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	$5.68 SRD213.70	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	$13.54 SRD509.72	+40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	$5.00 SRD188.21	+37.3%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	+53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	$21.08 SRD793.55	+60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+208.6%
Average			+63.3%

Sri Lanka vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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