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Maldives vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 2.1 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Maldives

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

Maldives vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.9% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.72	$5.50 MVR84.78	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.64	$9.71 MVR149.61	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.44	$1.21 MVR18.70	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.04	$0.28 MVR4.36	-50.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Suriname	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.06	$1.54 MVR23.69	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.88	$5.65 MVR87.11	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.82	$6.78 MVR104.54	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.81	$1.65 MVR25.43	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.24	$2.47 MVR38.09	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.68	$2.00 MVR30.82	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.84	$1.70 MVR26.24	+107.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.43	$1.74 MVR26.86	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.45	$1.61 MVR24.88	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.71	$0.62 MVR9.63	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.31	$0.54 MVR8.27	-28.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Suriname	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.16	$3.56 MVR54.82	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,159.45	$22.65 MVR349.09	-74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,625.00	$38,834.95 MVR598,446.60	+55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD807.41	$17.48 MVR269.30	-24.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Suriname	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,089.11	$65.94 MVR1,016.11	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,128.80	$1,098.53 MVR16,928.28	+112.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,839.48	$829.29 MVR12,779.33	+325.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,431.13	$94.04 MVR1,449.18	+130.7%
Average			+170.4%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,212.55	$172.53 MVR2,658.72	+173.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,357.97	$3,198.06 MVR49,282.08	+740.5%
Average			+457.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.21	$4.69 MVR72.31	+134.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.09	$3.24 MVR49.87	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.15	$7.12 MVR109.72	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD443.25	$71.60 MVR1,103.39	+467.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.52	$8.58 MVR132.16	+71.5%
Average			+146.9%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Suriname	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,274.16	$55.89 MVR861.26	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD998.44	$58.79 MVR905.98	+106.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,647.43	$101.13 MVR1,558.45	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,881.31	$80.91 MVR1,246.76	-26.8%
Average			+42.0%

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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: February 2025

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