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Suriname vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 6.7% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$6.97 SRD245.54	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$9.16 SRD322.72	+40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$1.29 SRD45.59	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$0.57 SRD20.11	-21.2%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$1.23 SRD43.20	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$6.24 SRD219.62	+90.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$5.52 SRD194.47	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$3.27 SRD115.19	+93.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$2.34 SRD82.52	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$2.04 SRD71.92	+90.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$0.82 SRD28.94	+133.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$1.18 SRD41.57	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$1.86 SRD65.67	+182.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$0.59 SRD20.78	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.75 SRD26.40	-16.8%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$4.14 SRD145.65	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$90.00 SRD3,170.07	+60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$25,000.00 SRD880,575.00	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$23.00 SRD810.13	+0.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$31.02 SRD1,092.77	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$516.42 SRD18,189.74	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$194.83 SRD6,862.47	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$40.77 SRD1,435.95	-17.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$63.03 SRD2,219.99	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$380.51 SRD13,402.88	-91.5%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$2.00 SRD70.45	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$2.25 SRD79.36	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$6.04 SRD212.87	+42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$12.63 SRD444.74	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$5.00 SRD176.12	-10.3%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$36.30 SRD1,278.45	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$28.44 SRD1,001.79	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$75.41 SRD2,656.33	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$110.56 SRD3,894.35	+25.3%
Average			-10.4%

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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: February 2025

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