Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 73.3% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 53.8% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 26.3% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR30,094.20	$6.97 SRD255.46	+290.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR54,591.58	$9.16 SRD335.76	+183.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,618.39	$1.29 SRD47.43	+105.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,967.40	$0.57 SRD20.92	+38.2%
Average			+154.3%

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pay 53.8% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,953.34	$1.23 SRD44.95	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR76,549.69	$6.24 SRD228.49	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR87,577.81	$5.52 SRD202.33	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR27,351.19	$3.27 SRD119.85	+101.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,739.98	$2.34 SRD85.86	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,776.87	$2.04 SRD74.82	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,452.56	$0.82 SRD30.11	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,694.56	$1.18 SRD43.25	+45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,163.74	$1.86 SRD68.32	+243.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,478.63	$0.59 SRD21.62	+5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,581.11	$0.75 SRD27.46	-18.9%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR52,281.27	$4.14 SRD151.53	+33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR204,198.78	$90.00 SRD3,298.19	+643.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR407,718,992.57	$25,000.00 SRD916,162.50	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR65,505.79	$23.00 SRD842.87	+492.1%
Average			+293.1%

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pay 26.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR449,683.22	$31.02 SRD1,136.93	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,710,702.38	$516.42 SRD18,924.86	+84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,768,683.33	$194.83 SRD7,139.80	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR805,855.50	$40.77 SRD1,493.98	-14.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,893,476.94	$63.03 SRD2,309.71	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR102,218,783.92	$380.51 SRD13,944.54	-93.7%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR46,265.62	$2.00 SRD73.29	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,887.88	$2.25 SRD82.57	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR36,692.94	$6.04 SRD221.47	+177.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR450,652.07	$12.63 SRD462.71	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR53,237.92	$5.00 SRD183.23	+58.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR707,999.35	$36.30 SRD1,330.11	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR471,935.49	$28.44 SRD1,042.28	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,153,262.91	$75.41 SRD2,763.68	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,098,471.70	$110.56 SRD4,051.74	+69.7%
Average			+17.0%

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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: April 2025

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