Cyprus vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Cyprus is 70.9% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.8% more in Cyprus
Groceries
pay 12.0% less in Cyprus
Transportation
pay 41.0% more in Cyprus
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Cyprus
Childcare
pay 5.5 times more in Cyprus
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Cyprus
Clothing
pay 57.2% more in Cyprus

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

Cyprus vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.8% more for restaurants

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.20
SRD496.20
$18.24
€16.37
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.99
SRD413.08
$9.77
€8.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
SRD52.17
$1.91
€1.71

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
SRD51.58
$1.76
€1.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.90
SRD221.76
$5.98
€5.37
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
SRD255.82
$6.87
€6.17

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
SRD163.82
$6.50
€5.83
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.79
€40.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD940K
$30,780.29
€27,614.53

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
SRD1,141.39
$30.69
€27.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $484.98
SRD18,227.24
$887.60
€796.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.59
SRD9,981.98
$757.49
€679.58

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $62.79
SRD2,359.91
$456.81
€409.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,745.94
SRD65,618.48
$7,275.72
€6,527.41

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.64
SRD99.24
$3.92
€3.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.83
SRD106.21
$3.91
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.68
SRD213.37
$5.30
€4.75

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pay 57.2% more for clothing

 
Suriname
Cyprus
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.33
SRD1,252.74
$74.06
€66.44
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.08
SRD792.33
$43.72
€39.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.25
SRD2,527.44
$90.92
€81.57

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