Cost of living comparison

compared to

Suriname vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 25.7% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Suriname
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 71.5% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 55.8% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$6.97 SRD245.54	-79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$9.16 SRD322.72	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$1.29 SRD45.59	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$0.57 SRD20.11	-45.4%
Average			-53.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$1.23 SRD43.20	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$6.24 SRD219.62	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$5.52 SRD194.47	-65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$3.27 SRD115.19	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$2.34 SRD82.52	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$2.04 SRD71.92	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$0.82 SRD28.94	-79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$1.18 SRD41.57	-67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$1.86 SRD65.67	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$0.59 SRD20.78	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.75 SRD26.40	-10.8%
Average			-45.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$4.14 SRD145.65	+164.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$90.00 SRD3,170.07	+953.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$25,000.00 SRD880,575.00	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$23.00 SRD810.13	+137.4%
Average			+303.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.5% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$31.02 SRD1,092.77	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$516.42 SRD18,189.74	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$194.83 SRD6,862.47	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$40.77 SRD1,435.95	-90.6%
Average			-71.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$63.03 SRD2,219.99	+176.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$380.51 SRD13,402.88
Average			+176.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$2.00 SRD70.45	-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$2.25 SRD79.36	-67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$6.04 SRD212.87	-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	$12.63 SRD444.74	-91.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$5.00 SRD176.12	-64.9%
Average			-72.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$36.30 SRD1,278.45	-57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$28.44 SRD1,001.79	-76.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$75.41 SRD2,656.33	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$110.56 SRD3,894.35	-35.3%
Average			-55.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Turkmenistan vs.

Germany

Turkmenistan vs.

Poland

Turkmenistan vs.

France

Turkmenistan vs.

United Kingdom

Turkmenistan vs.

Iceland

Turkmenistan vs.

United States

Turkmenistan vs.

Thailand

Turkmenistan vs.

Egypt

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Ashgabat vs. Paramaribo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Turkmenistan

Add prices for Suriname

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Suriname or Turkmenistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.