Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 11.9% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Suriname
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 71.0% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$6.97 SRD254.10	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$9.16 SRD333.97	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$1.29 SRD47.18	+62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$0.57 SRD20.81	-36.0%
Average			+1.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$1.23 SRD44.71	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$6.24 SRD227.27	+183.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$5.52 SRD201.24	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$3.27 SRD119.21	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$2.34 SRD85.40	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$2.04 SRD74.42	+31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$0.82 SRD29.95	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$1.18 SRD43.02	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$1.86 SRD67.95	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$0.59 SRD21.50	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$0.75 SRD27.32	-45.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$4.14 SRD150.72	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+439.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$23.00 SRD838.36	+4.4%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 71.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-47.8%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-91.5%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$2.00 SRD72.90	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$2.25 SRD82.13	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$6.04 SRD220.28	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$12.63 SRD460.24	-72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$5.00 SRD182.25	-42.3%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+12.3%
Average			-3.6%

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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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