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Suriname vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 82.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.4% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 43.1% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Suriname

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Suriname are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.4% more for restaurants

	Syria	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$10.00 SRD385.48	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$11.40 SRD439.53	+153.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.19 SRD45.89	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.82 SRD31.47	+19.8%
Average			+66.4%

Syria vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Syria	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.29 SRD49.77	+101.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$6.24 SRD240.35	+236.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$6.71 SRD258.53	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$3.40 SRD131.03	+75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.52 SRD97.25	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$2.01 SRD77.40	+217.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.91 SRD35.18	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$1.45 SRD55.82	+138.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$2.46 SRD94.75	+689.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.59 SRD22.74	+91.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.93 SRD35.88	+157.5%
Average			+162.2%

Syria vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Syria	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$4.24 SRD163.31	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	+800.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$23.00 SRD886.60	+124.7%
Average			+226.7%

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pay 43.1% more for housing

	Syria	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	+160.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	+92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	-52.2%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Syria	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	-12.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$3.34 SRD128.57	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$2.68 SRD103.20	+106.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$5.64 SRD217.58	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$12.63 SRD486.72	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$5.00 SRD192.74	+112.0%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Syria	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	+20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	+41.4%
Average			+8.8%

Syria vs. Suriname - 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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