Cost of Living in
Surinam

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$898	$1943
Without rent	$417	$1326
Rent & Utilities	$343.86	$619.39
Food	$334	$931
Transport	$51.26	$149.53
Monthly salary after tax	$513.31
Quality of life	51.38
Life expectancy	77.89
Population	13.6K

The cost of living in Surinam is $898, which is 1.56 times more expensive than the average in Brazil. Surinam ranked th most expensive in Brazil.

The average salary after taxes in Surinam is $513.31, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months.

Surinam

We calculate prices for Surinam State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$898	/
Without rent	$417	/
Rent & Utilities	$343.86	/
Food	$334	/
Transport	$51.26	/

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	298.66$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	219.87$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	687.25$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	642.39$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	30.97$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	38.02$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	37.61$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	970$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	674$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.22$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	26.2$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.88$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.76$
Cappuccino	2.59$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.02$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.98$
Monthly ticket local transport	32.06$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	19.13$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.64$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.31$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.59$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.87$
Eggs, x12	1.76$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.67$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.16$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.25$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.06$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.2$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.79$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.94$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.51$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.28$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.64$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.57$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.42$
Cigarette pack	5.81$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.56$
Hair Shampoo	5.54$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.9$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.18$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	31.06$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	6.15$
Doctor's visit	24.42$
Haircut, simple	8.89$
Brand Jeans	68.23$
Brand Sneakers	101.54$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	221.67$
International Primary School, 1 year	3483$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Flacq	$938
2	Centre de Flacq	$899
3	Surinam	$898
4	Goodlands	$882
5	Mahebourg	$876
6	Bambous	$874
7	Grand Port	$857
8	Riviere du Rempart	$839
9	Curepipe	$818
10	Port Louis	$815
11	Savanne	$797
12	Port Louis District	$745
13	Triolet	$727
14	Quatre Bornes	$707
15	Plaines Wilhems	$653

Cost of Living in Surinam

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones