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Nairobi vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 33.2% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$5.80 KES750.88	-42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$6.97 KES901.06	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$0.70 KES90.79	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$0.55 KES71.04	-32.7%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Suriname	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$0.55 KES70.69	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$5.57 KES720.08	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$3.36 KES434.10	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$1.64 KES212.73	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$2.92 KES377.51	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$1.41 KES181.96	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.47 KES61.40	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$0.89 KES115.07	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$0.46 KES59.01	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.49 KES63.50	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.51 KES65.52	-45.6%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Suriname	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$5.40 KES698.38	+27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-26.0%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Suriname	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-2.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+255.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+356.6%
Average			+306.1%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$2.32 KES300.35	-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$2.37 KES306.55	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$3.10 KES400.47	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+258.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$7.35 KES951.12	+47.1%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Suriname	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-43.7%
Average			-28.0%

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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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