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Tunisia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 16.2% cheaper than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD377.97	$3.40 TND9.840	-66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD430.97	$4.85 TND14.030	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.99	$0.65 TND1.880	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.86	$0.26 TND0.750	-68.3%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Suriname	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD48.80	$0.18 TND0.520	-86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD235.66	$5.46 TND15.790	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD253.50	$1.88 TND5.450	-71.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD128.47	$1.63 TND4.710	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD95.35	$2.53 TND7.330	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD75.89	$0.90 TND2.600	-55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD34.49	$1.42 TND4.110	+55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD54.74	$0.48 TND1.390	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD92.91	$0.32 TND0.920	-87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.30	$0.33 TND0.940	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.18	$0.29 TND0.840	-68.6%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	Suriname	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD160.13	$3.21 TND9.280	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,401.73	$10.45 TND30.250	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD945K	$38,990.39 TND113K	+56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD869.33	$2.97 TND8.580	-87.1%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Suriname	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,103.33	$17.74 TND51.320	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,069.77	$205.53 TND594.760	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,205.01	$139.80 TND404.550	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,133.77	$37.08 TND107.290	+23.6%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Suriname	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,382.22	$91.27 TND264.100	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD72,643.08	$2,766.14 TND8,004.580	+43.9%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD126.06	$1.44 TND4.160	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD101.19	$0.81 TND2.340	-69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD213.34	$3.53 TND10.220	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD477.24	$28.29 TND81.850	+124.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.98	$5.06 TND14.650	+1.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Suriname	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,371.87	$40.73 TND117.880	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,075.00	$49.43 TND143.030	+73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,850.45	$93.37 TND270.190	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,178.94	$66.59 TND192.710	-39.8%
Average			+17.5%

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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: March 2026

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