Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Suriname
Suriname vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 18.2% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.6% more in Suriname
Groceries
pay 46.9% more in Suriname
Transportation
pay 62.9% more in Suriname
Housing
pay 68.9% less in Suriname
Childcare
pay 91.4% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.1% less in Suriname
Clothing
pay 26.1% less in Suriname

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Suriname are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Suriname.

Suriname vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 6.6% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$6.97
SRD259.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$9.16
SRD340.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$1.29
SRD48.16

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$1.23
SRD45.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$6.24
SRD231.99
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$5.52
SRD205.43

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$4.14
SRD153.86
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.50
$90.00
SRD3,348.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,147.75
$25,000.00
SRD930,200.00

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pay 68.9% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.70
$31.02
SRD1,154.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.99
$516.42
SRD19,214.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.83
$194.83
SRD7,249.20

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pay 91.4% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.98
$63.03
SRD2,345.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,980.05
$380.51
SRD14,158.20

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pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$2.00
SRD74.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$2.25
SRD83.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.88
$6.04
SRD224.86

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.60
$36.30
SRD1,350.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.43
$28.44
SRD1,058.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.71
$75.41
SRD2,806.03

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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: July 2025
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