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Romania vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 90.0% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 22.9% less in Romania
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Romania

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

Romania vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Suriname	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.68	$10.04 RON43.55	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.62	$7.48 RON32.42	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.79	$1.94 RON8.41	+63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.41	$1.61 RON7.00	+97.8%
Average			+31.7%

Suriname vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Suriname	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.67	$1.18 RON5.12	-8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.85	$4.01 RON17.40	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.00	$5.61 RON24.32	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.75	$3.05 RON13.20	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.05	$2.90 RON12.58	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.24	$0.51 RON2.20	-74.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.10	$0.70 RON3.02	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.71	$0.70 RON3.05	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.56	$0.93 RON4.03	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.69	$0.39 RON1.70	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.81	$0.42 RON1.80	-55.4%
Average			-32.4%

Suriname vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

	Suriname	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD162.97	$6.02 RON26.11	+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,462.14	$23.52 RON101.96	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD961,705.00	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD884.77	$7.08 RON30.69	-69.2%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Suriname	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,122.93	$9.24 RON40.06	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,408.41	$390.19 RON1,691.64	-22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,350.72	$289.13 RON1,253.48	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,153.90	$116.41 RON504.68	+288.1%
Average			+57.6%

Suriname vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,424.53	$526.34 RON2,281.88	+735.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,933.08	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	+308.6%
Average			+521.9%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.30	$2.34 RON10.17	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD102.99	$2.50 RON10.85	-6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.13	$5.88 RON25.49	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.72	$42.19 RON182.93	+234.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.34	$6.90 RON29.93	+38.1%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Suriname	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.23	$66.67 RON289.04	+83.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.09	$38.50 RON166.91	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,901.06	$78.13 RON338.72	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,253.15	$88.57 RON384.00	-19.9%
Average			+25.7%

Suriname vs. Romania - 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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