Cost of living comparison

 Suriname
compared to
 Kenya
Kenya vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 98.7% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Kenya
Groceries
pay 47.4% less in Kenya
Transportation
pay 28.7% less in Kenya
Housing
pay 32.7% less in Kenya
Childcare
pay 9.8 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.0% more in Kenya
Clothing
pay 54.7% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Suriname
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD244.54
$3.25
KES419.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD321.41
$5.64
KES729.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD45.41
$0.55
KES71.09

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pay 47.4% less for groceries

 
Suriname
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD43.03
$0.50
KES64.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD218.72
$3.85
KES498.27
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD193.68
$2.73
KES352.84

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

 
Suriname
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD145.06
$5.65
KES730.94
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,157.20
$32.71
KES4,228.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD877,000.00
$16,627.25
KES2,149,570.75

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pay 32.7% less for housing

 
Suriname
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,088.33
$38.26
KES4,945.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD18,115.89
$175.35
KES22,669.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD6,834.60
$99.93
KES12,918.46

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

 
Suriname
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,210.98
$135.79
KES17,555.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD13,348.46
$6,611.54
KES854,739.72

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Suriname
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD70.16
$1.99
KES257.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD79.04
$2.16
KES279.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD212.00
$2.93
KES378.60

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pay 54.7% less for clothing

 
Suriname
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,273.26
$12.19
KES1,575.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD997.73
$19.75
KES2,553.28
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,645.54
$35.28
KES4,561.41

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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: January 2025
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