Suriname vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Suriname	Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2395	$1337
🏠 One person rent	$297	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$345
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.6	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$59.1
💸 GDP per capita	$6069	$421
😃 Human freedom index	7.07	2.96
❤️ Life expectancy	70.3	72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index	40	13
🌐 English speaking %	87.1%	4%
🎓 Higher education	28	38
😀 Quality of life	41	7
🏙️ Population	563K	22.9M

The average cost of living in Suriname ($867) is 58% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Suriname ranked 109th vs 173rd for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Suriname compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 111th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Suriname vs Syria infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/suriname/syria.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Suriname vs Syria infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/suriname/syria" target="_blank">Suriname vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Suriname vs Syria

We calculate prices for Suriname and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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.

	Suriname	Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.11%	14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$174	$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5269	$1943