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Suriname vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 18.3% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 23.5% less in Suriname
Groceries
pay 42.5% more in Suriname
Transportation
pay 51.9% more in Suriname
Housing
pay 38.3% less in Suriname
Childcare
pay 88.6% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.9% less in Suriname
Clothing
pay 33.0% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.5% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.73
$10.00
SRD386.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.76
$11.40
SRD440.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.19
$1.19
SRD45.98

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.31
$1.29
SRD49.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.57
$6.24
SRD240.85
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.75
$6.71
SRD259.08

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.02
$4.24
SRD163.65
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN109.25
$90.00
SRD3,476.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN119,186.94
$25,000.00
SRD965,725.00

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pay 38.3% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN63.29
$29.19
SRD1,127.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,143.53
$504.53
SRD19,489.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,298.01
$217.08
SRD8,385.62

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,130.17
$63.03
SRD2,434.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,882.92
$1,921.93
SRD74,242.13

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.88
$3.34
SRD128.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.31
$2.68
SRD103.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.60
$5.64
SRD218.04

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Suriname
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN361.72
$36.30
SRD1,402.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN175.63
$28.44
SRD1,098.67
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN357.70
$75.41
SRD2,913.19

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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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