Cost of living comparison

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Senegal vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 78.3% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$4.92 F CFA2,771	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$10.46 F CFA5,895	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$0.89 F CFA504	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$1.09 F CFA612	+33.1%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Suriname	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$0.64 F CFA360	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$6.44 F CFA3,628	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$9.55 F CFA5,378	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$2.81 F CFA1,582	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$4.40 F CFA2,477	+74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$1.27 F CFA716	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.85 F CFA480	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$1.21 F CFA683	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$0.98 F CFA552	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.69 F CFA391	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.59 F CFA330	-37.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Suriname	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$6.70 F CFA3,776	+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$80.49 F CFA45,345	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	+48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$20.12 F CFA11,336	-12.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Suriname	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$48.58 F CFA27,368	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$940.87 F CFA530,034	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$364.90 F CFA205,565	+68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$119.46 F CFA67,297	+298.2%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$268.31 F CFA151,150	+325.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255	+279.3%
Average			+302.5%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$2.68 F CFA1,512	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$4.47 F CFA2,520	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$1.79 F CFA1,008	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$50.08 F CFA28,215	+296.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$8.94 F CFA5,038	+78.9%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Suriname	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$52.32 F CFA29,474	+44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$47.70 F CFA26,871	+67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$110.31 F CFA62,140	+46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$131.17 F CFA73,896	+18.6%
Average			+44.2%

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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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