Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 47.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$6.97 SRD254.10	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$9.16 SRD333.97	+88.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.29 SRD47.18	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.57 SRD20.81	+9.4%
Average			+47.4%

Mongolia vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.23 SRD44.71	+33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$6.24 SRD227.27	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.52 SRD201.24	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$3.27 SRD119.21	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.34 SRD85.40	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$2.04 SRD74.42	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.82 SRD29.95	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.18 SRD43.02	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.86 SRD67.95	+26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.59 SRD21.50	+93.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.75 SRD27.32	+64.6%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.14 SRD150.72	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+1012.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$23.00 SRD838.36	+334.2%
Average			+333.1%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Mongolia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+111.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-30.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-95.1%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.00 SRD72.90	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.25 SRD82.13	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$6.04 SRD220.28	+242.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$12.63 SRD460.24	-78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.00 SRD182.25	+9.6%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	-22.3%
Average			-31.5%

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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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