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Sri Lanka vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 35.1% cheaper than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 39.1% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.73 LKR224.32	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.35 LKR106.15	-57.7%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$0.48 LKR147.07	-62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$1.94 LKR597.37	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$2.05 LKR629.94	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$2.40 LKR736.93	+19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.44 LKR136.48	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$2.17 LKR665.91	+49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.55 LKR168.43	-77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.45 LKR139.78	-22.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.51 LKR155.98	-45.5%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$3.00 LKR921.91	-87.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+5.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-75.7%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$2.08 LKR639.65	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$2.39 LKR735.74	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$3.12 LKR959.48	-37.6%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Suriname	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-68.3%
Average			-39.1%

Suriname vs. Sri Lanka - 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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