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Lebanon vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 48.8% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.68	$7.66 LBP686,052	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.62	$8.00 LBP716,489	-29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.79	$1.63 LBP145,786	+36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.41	$0.76 LBP68,290	-6.6%
Average			-5.8%

Suriname vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Suriname	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.67	$0.60 LBP53,847	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.85	$3.95 LBP353,580	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.00	$5.56 LBP497,977	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.75	$2.33 LBP208,901	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.05	$3.54 LBP317,095	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.24	$0.68 LBP61,292	-65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.10	$0.46 LBP40,878	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.71	$0.41 LBP36,460	-71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.56	$0.46 LBP41,592	-81.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.69	$0.33 LBP29,470	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.81	$0.45 LBP40,237	-51.7%
Average			-42.1%

Suriname vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Suriname	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD162.97	$3.44 LBP307,811	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,462.14	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD961,705.00	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD884.77	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	-30.4%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Suriname	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,122.93	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,408.41	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,350.72	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	+28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,153.90	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	+364.6%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,424.53	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	+294.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,933.08	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	+113.0%
Average			+203.8%

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pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.30	$4.00 LBP358,245	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD102.99	$2.89 LBP259,038	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.13	$2.52 LBP226,142	-55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.72	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	+239.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.34	$8.25 LBP738,880	+65.0%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Suriname	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.23	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.09	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	+75.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,901.06	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,253.15	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	-19.6%
Average			+34.6%

Suriname vs. Lebanon - 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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