Cost of living comparison

Suriname

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Liberia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 80.2% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 99.0% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 51.2% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Suriname	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$8.25 LRD1,645.88	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$11.00 LRD2,194.50	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$1.88 LRD374.06	+44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$2.50 LRD498.75	+337.9%
Average			+105.3%

Suriname vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.0% more for groceries

	Suriname	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.65 LRD329.87	+34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$5.91 LRD1,178.13	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$6.08 LRD1,213.61	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$3.63 LRD723.78	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$4.48 LRD893.05	+91.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$0.74 LRD148.11	-63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$2.58 LRD514.43	+213.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$3.95 LRD788.74	+235.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$3.18 LRD634.49	+70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$1.03 LRD205.46	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$3.88 LRD773.06	+417.1%
Average			+99.0%

Suriname vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

	Suriname	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$4.03 LRD804.27	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$20.00 LRD3,990.00	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$5,069.87 LRD1,011,439.92	-79.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$12.69 LRD2,532.04	-44.8%
Average			-51.2%

Suriname vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Suriname	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$93.25 LRD18,603.36	+200.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$666.67 LRD133,000.03	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$90.00 LRD17,955.00	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$208.46 LRD41,587.20	+411.3%
Average			+146.8%

Suriname vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$74.33 LRD14,828.98	+17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$1,500.00 LRD299,250.07	+294.2%
Average			+156.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$2.50 LRD498.75	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$3.12 LRD623.44	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$5.00 LRD997.50	-17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$76.25 LRD15,211.88	+503.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$9.75 LRD1,945.08	+95.0%
Average			+129.1%

Suriname vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Suriname	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$18.41 LRD3,673.28	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$33.75 LRD6,733.13	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$56.25 LRD11,221.88	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$68.75 LRD13,715.63	-37.8%
Average			-23.4%

Suriname vs. Liberia - 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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