Chad vs Suriname - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chad	Suriname
🚶 Cost of living one person	$517	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$224	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$267
💸 GDP per capita	$681	$5494
😃 Human freedom index	4.81	7.29
❤️ Life expectancy	53	70.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index	21	40
🌐 English speaking %	0%	87.1%
🎓 Higher education	17	28
😀 Quality of life	5	41
🏙️ Population	19.3M	563K

The average cost of living in Chad ($517) is 41% less expensive than in Suriname ($879). Chad ranked 180th vs 105th for Suriname in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chad compared to 0.3 months in Suriname. Ranked 194th and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chad vs Suriname

We calculate prices for Chad and Suriname as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Chad	Suriname
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$89.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.6	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2736	$1911