Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 42.6% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 81.0% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 51.8% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 26.9% less for restaurants

	Suriname	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$5.50 SVC47.99	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$6.33 SVC55.23	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.99 SVC8.64	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.81 SVC7.05	-1.1%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Suriname	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.95 SVC17.01	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$3.77 SVC32.86	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$6.72 SVC58.61	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$2.78 SVC24.25	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$2.82 SVC24.64	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$1.67 SVC14.60	-16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.76 SVC6.60	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$1.17 SVC10.17	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$1.22 SVC10.61	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.97 SVC8.44	+64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.98 SVC8.51	+4.8%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Suriname	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$3.75 SVC32.69	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$15.00 SVC130.88	-83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$29.78 SVC259.88	+29.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Suriname	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$41.89 SVC365.49	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+131.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$64.97 SVC566.86	+116.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+158.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+234.0%
Average			+196.1%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$2.00 SVC17.45	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$2.83 SVC24.69	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$4.00 SVC34.90	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$30.27 SVC264.08	+139.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$5.17 SVC45.08	+3.3%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 51.8% more for clothing

	Suriname	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$62.60 SVC546.20	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$45.83 SVC399.91	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$109.17 SVC952.51	-1.3%
Average			+51.8%

Suriname vs. El Salvador - 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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