Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 4.2% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$6.97 SRD254.10	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$9.16 SRD333.97	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.29 SRD47.18	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.57 SRD20.81	-49.5%
Average			-12.2%

Lebanon vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$1.23 SRD44.71	+96.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$6.24 SRD227.27	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$5.52 SRD201.24	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$3.27 SRD119.21	+51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$2.34 SRD85.40	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$2.04 SRD74.42	+256.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$0.82 SRD29.95	+104.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$1.18 SRD43.02	+279.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$1.86 SRD67.95	+319.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.59 SRD21.50	+86.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.75 SRD27.32	+90.6%
Average			+118.6%

Lebanon vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$4.14 SRD150.72	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$23.00 SRD838.36	+80.4%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Lebanon	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-74.7%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-87.5%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$2.00 SRD72.90	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$2.25 SRD82.13	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$6.04 SRD220.28	+202.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$12.63 SRD460.24	-68.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$5.00 SRD182.25	-25.9%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+19.1%
Average			-21.6%

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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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