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Somalia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 27.5% cheaper than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 12.2% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 50.4% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 57.1% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$2.88 SOS1,638	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	$4.62 SOS2,634	-59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$0.74 SOS420	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$0.40 SOS225	-51.5%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Suriname	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$1.12 SOS641	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$2.17 SOS1,234	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$7.78 SOS4,429	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$2.51 SOS1,430	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	$2.44 SOS1,389	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$1.49 SOS847	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	$0.98 SOS560	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	$1.27 SOS725	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$0.62 SOS354	-74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$0.64 SOS363	+8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$0.58 SOS330	-37.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Suriname	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$3.87 SOS2,204	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$25.00 SOS14,239	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	-77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$7.43 SOS4,234	-67.7%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 12.2% more for housing

	Suriname	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$37.79 SOS21,525	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$142.93 SOS81,410	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$98.19 SOS55,925	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	$73.70 SOS41,977	+145.7%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 50.4% less for childcare

	Suriname	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	$43.33 SOS24,682	-31.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	$585.00 SOS333,204	-69.6%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$7.00 SOS3,987	+109.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$1.19 SOS676	-55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	$1.10 SOS627	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	$33.33 SOS18,986	+164.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	$5.00 SOS2,848
Average			+34.5%

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pay 57.1% less for clothing

	Suriname	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$15.25 SOS8,686	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$19.78 SOS11,265	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$19.89 SOS11,328	-73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$37.28 SOS21,233	-66.3%
Average			-57.1%

Suriname vs. Somalia - 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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