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Moscow vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.4 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 8.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 70.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$11.93 RUB911.35	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$5.97 RUB455.67	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$1.38 RUB105.57	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$0.61 RUB46.71	-25.1%
Average			-9.4%

Suriname vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Suriname	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$0.85 RUB64.62	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$6.27 RUB478.82	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$4.62 RUB352.84	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$1.68 RUB128.49	-50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$2.46 RUB188.10	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$0.81 RUB61.80	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.87 RUB66.45	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$0.90 RUB68.87	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$1.64 RUB125.22	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.43 RUB32.60	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.34 RUB25.86	-63.6%
Average			-31.3%

Suriname vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Suriname	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$2.84 RUB216.76	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$5.73 RUB437.45	-75.1%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Suriname	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$7.82 RUB596.90	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+148.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+226.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+268.7%
Average			+142.7%

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pay 8.9 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+941.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+643.3%
Average			+792.3%

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pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$4.18 RUB318.97	+25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$3.16 RUB241.06	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$2.98 RUB227.84	-47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	+253.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$6.56 RUB501.24	+31.3%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 70.5% more for clothing

	Suriname	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+109.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	+67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+63.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+41.8%
Average			+70.5%

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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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