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Japan vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 92.1% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Japan
Housing: pay 95.7% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.1% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD375.48	$6.60 ¥1,055	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD428.13	$5.10 ¥814	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.70	$1.07 ¥170	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.65	$0.76 ¥122	-6.8%
Average			-26.6%

Suriname vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Suriname	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD48.48	$1.50 ¥240	+16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD234.11	$5.07 ¥809	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD251.83	$5.67 ¥905	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD127.63	$2.08 ¥332	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD94.73	$2.93 ¥468	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD75.39	$2.14 ¥341	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD34.26	$1.12 ¥179	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD54.38	$1.69 ¥270	+16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD92.30	$2.13 ¥340	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.15	$1.22 ¥194	+106.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD34.95	$1.15 ¥184	+23.9%
Average			+11.1%

Suriname vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Suriname	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD159.07	$4.39 ¥701	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,379.32	$59.14 ¥9,448	-34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD939K	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD863.60	$25.32 ¥4,045	+10.1%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 95.7% more for housing

	Suriname	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,096.07	$33.91 ¥5,418	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD18,944.14	$543.18 ¥86,771	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,150.96	$353.61 ¥56,488	+62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,126.30	$118.72 ¥18,964	+295.8%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,366.53	$296.89 ¥47,426	+371.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD72,164.52	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+584.7%
Average			+477.9%

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pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD125.23	$2.60 ¥416	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD100.52	$3.03 ¥483	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD211.94	$3.89 ¥621	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD474.10	$59.54 ¥9,511	+371.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD187.74	$12.46 ¥1,991	+149.2%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Suriname	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,362.83	$44.79 ¥7,156	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,067.92	$32.04 ¥5,118	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,831.67	$57.37 ¥9,164	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,151.41	$87.37 ¥13,957	-21.0%
Average			-2.2%

Suriname vs. Japan - 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: March 2026

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