Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 9.6 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 51.7% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 58.4 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 62.4% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$6.00 ETB789.34	-13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$6.24 ETB820.30	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$0.78 ETB103.27	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$0.50 ETB66.06	-12.0%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.20 ETB158.08	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$4.85 ETB638.51	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$6.08 ETB799.68	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$2.65 ETB348.52	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$5.65 ETB742.79	+141.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$3.30 ETB434.32	+61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$0.51 ETB66.62	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$1.08 ETB141.85	-8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$0.39 ETB50.85	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$0.31 ETB40.95	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$0.79 ETB104.48	+6.0%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 51.7% less for transportation

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$4.88 ETB641.96	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$10.00 ETB1,315.57	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$25,000.00 ETB3,288,917.15
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$3.67 ETB482.16	-84.1%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$171.17 ETB22,518.12	+451.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$645.10 ETB84,867.22	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$422.74 ETB55,614.57	+117.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$124.84 ETB16,423.30	+206.2%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 58.4 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$81.47 ETB10,718.35	+29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$43,916.67 ETB5,777,531.13	+11441.4%
Average			+5735.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$1.00 ETB131.56	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$1.15 ETB151.25	-49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$4.00 ETB526.23	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$90.59 ETB11,918.38	+617.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$6.70 ETB881.43	+34.0%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 62.4% more for clothing

	Suriname	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$48.33 ETB6,358.57	+33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$75.17 ETB9,888.68	+164.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$108.84 ETB14,318.99	+44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$119.32 ETB15,697.57	+7.9%
Average			+62.4%

Suriname vs. Ethiopia - 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: March 2025

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