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Suriname vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 36.1% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Suriname
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
Transportation
pay 12.8% more in Suriname
Housing
pay 34.8% more in Suriname
Childcare
pay 86.4% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.3% less in Suriname
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.17
TZS8,366.70
$13.20
SRD496.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.47
TZS19,722.96
$10.99
SRD413.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
TZS1,445.16
$1.39
SRD52.25
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.70
TZS1,858.52
$1.37
SRD51.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.75
TZS9,899.69
$5.90
SRD222.10
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
TZS11,898.18
$6.81
SRD256.22
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pay 12.8% more for transportation

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.01
TZS13,219.82
$4.36
SRD164.08
Monthly public transit pass $14.80
TZS39,073.97
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,811.26
TZS44M
$25,000.00
SRD941K
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pay 34.8% more for housing

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.49
TZS98,965.48
$30.37
SRD1,143.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $332.29
TZS877K
$484.98
SRD18,255.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $156.95
TZS414K
$265.59
SRD9,997.38
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pay 86.4% less for childcare

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.94
TZS2M
$62.79
SRD2,363.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,482.41
TZS28M
$1,745.94
SRD65,719.74
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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
TZS3,131.87
$2.64
SRD99.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.93
TZS5,103.75
$2.83
SRD106.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.81
TZS4,785.96
$5.68
SRD213.70
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Tanzania
Suriname
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.08
TZS31,893.71
$33.33
SRD1,254.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $21.51
TZS56,774.15
$21.08
SRD793.55
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $29.89
TZS78,899.37
$67.25
SRD2,531.34
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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