Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 18.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Suriname
Transportation: pay 79.3% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 60.6% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 35.2% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.96 FCFA8,420	$6.97 SRD254.10	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 FCFA5,390	$9.16 SRD333.97	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 FCFA1,136	$1.29 SRD47.18	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 FCFA904	$0.57 SRD20.81	-61.9%
Average			-35.2%

Republic of the Congo vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 FCFA1,546	$1.23 SRD44.71	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 FCFA2,534	$6.24 SRD227.27	+48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 FCFA4,747	$5.52 SRD201.24	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA2,046	$3.27 SRD119.21	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 FCFA1,325	$2.34 SRD85.40	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 FCFA711	$2.04 SRD74.42	+73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 FCFA549	$0.82 SRD29.95	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 FCFA1,191	$1.18 SRD43.02	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 FCFA729	$1.86 SRD67.95	+54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA702	$0.59 SRD21.50	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 FCFA634	$0.75 SRD27.32	-28.7%
Average			-2.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 FCFA3,126	$4.14 SRD150.72	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA13,625	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+298.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA19,840,684	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.09 FCFA8,501	$23.00 SRD838.36	+63.2%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 60.6% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.50 FCFA45,536	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$971.39 FCFA585,892	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.68 FCFA215,733	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$456.95 FCFA275,611	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-91.1%
Average			-60.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.14 FCFA129,162	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-70.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,100.00 FCFA3,076,071	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-92.5%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 FCFA1,667	$2.00 SRD72.90	-27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 FCFA2,493	$2.25 SRD82.13	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 FCFA2,262	$6.04 SRD220.28	+61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.25 FCFA36,942	$12.63 SRD460.24	-79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,928	$5.00 SRD182.25	-38.8%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.83 FCFA21,613	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.92 FCFA22,869	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.22 FCFA55,624	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.67 FCFA55,289	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+20.6%
Average			-5.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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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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