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Thailand vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 63.9% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$2.67 THB85.43	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$6.99 THB223.63	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.73 THB23.49	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.36 THB11.51	-55.9%
Average			-51.5%

Suriname vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Suriname	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.41 THB45.03	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$7.88 THB252.05	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$7.17 THB229.11	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$2.07 THB66.18	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$1.41 THB45.15	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$1.33 THB42.47	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.59 THB18.95	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$0.90 THB28.72	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.75 THB24.08	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.71 THB22.77	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.62 THB19.72	-33.7%
Average			-20.9%

Suriname vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Suriname	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$4.83 THB154.50	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$28.12 THB899.09	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$10.53 THB336.66	-54.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Suriname	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$18.52 THB592.20	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$414.60 THB13,256.12	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$266.86 THB8,532.32	+22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$60.46 THB1,933.10	+101.6%
Average			+17.5%

Suriname vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$359.13 THB11,482.48	+469.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	+477.8%
Average			+473.8%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$2.15 THB68.88	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$1.97 THB63.01	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$4.31 THB137.94	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$53.45 THB1,709.08	+323.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$6.32 THB201.98	+26.3%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Suriname	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$37.08 THB1,185.58	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$29.48 THB942.56	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$91.15 THB2,914.34	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$69.13 THB2,210.16	-37.5%
Average			-2.7%

Suriname vs. Thailand - 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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