Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 91.1% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 24.8% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 8.9 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$1.78 IDR29,490.30	-74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$3.24 IDR53,496.10	-64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$0.63 IDR10,405.31	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$0.41 IDR6,827.58	-27.6%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 24.8% less for groceries

	Suriname	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.24 IDR20,532.88	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$4.54 IDR75,013.58	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$5.19 IDR85,820.40	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$1.62 IDR26,802.33	-50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$1.41 IDR23,263.60	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$1.17 IDR19,380.01	-42.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$0.62 IDR10,242.81	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$0.81 IDR13,419.76	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$0.54 IDR8,979.85	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$0.56 IDR9,288.43	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$0.92 IDR15,268.45	+23.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 49.5% less for transportation

	Suriname	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$3.10 IDR51,232.15	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$12.11 IDR200,101.15	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$24,176.29 IDR399,537,356.73	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$3.88 IDR64,191.30	-83.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Suriname	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$26.66 IDR440,659.49	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$279.33 IDR4,616,173.42	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$164.17 IDR2,713,124.58	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$47.78 IDR789,684.52	+17.2%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 8.9 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$112.28 IDR1,855,480.83	+78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$6,061.21 IDR100,167,574.92	+1492.9%
Average			+785.5%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$2.74 IDR45,337.22	+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$1.71 IDR28,308.19	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$2.18 IDR35,956.62	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$26.72 IDR441,608.90	+111.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$3.16 IDR52,169.60	-36.9%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Suriname	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$41.98 IDR693,792.03	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$27.98 IDR462,465.23	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$68.38 IDR1,130,120.55	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$65.14 IDR1,076,428.83	-41.1%
Average			-9.1%

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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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