Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 48.1% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 72.2% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,609.52	$6.97 SRD254.10	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,816.66	$9.16 SRD333.97	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,327.66	$1.29 SRD47.18	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,453.91	$0.57 SRD20.81	-6.9%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,180.20	$1.23 SRD44.71	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$6.24 SRD227.27	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,696.43	$5.52 SRD201.24	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,408.82	$3.27 SRD119.21	+76.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR7,998.23	$2.34 SRD85.40	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,260.94	$2.04 SRD74.42	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,675.22	$0.82 SRD29.95	+22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,454.61	$1.18 SRD43.02	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,551.30	$1.86 SRD67.95	+192.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,650.84	$0.59 SRD21.50	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,263.50	$0.75 SRD27.32	+32.5%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,166.60	$4.14 SRD150.72	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+749.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,775.02	$23.00 SRD838.36	+157.3%
Average			+212.1%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Cambodia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,516.66	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,340,907.69	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR900,514.39	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR237,584.56	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-31.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR959,337.58	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,887,002.76	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-94.5%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,202.94	$2.00 SRD72.90	+90.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,506.35	$2.25 SRD82.13	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$6.04 SRD220.28	+226.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,446.94	$12.63 SRD460.24	-68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$5.00 SRD182.25	-9.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 72.2% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,065.78	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	+54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR79,989.27	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR263,684.41	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,444.84	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+177.6%
Average			+72.2%

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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 2025

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