Romania vs Suriname - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Suriname
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$394
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$968
$267
💸 GDP per capita
$18404
$5494
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
7.29
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
70.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
40
🌐 English speaking %
31%
87.1%
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
64
41
🏙️ Population
19.1M
563K

The average cost of living in Romania ($834) is 5% less expensive than in Suriname ($879). Romania ranked 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania compared to 0.3 months in Suriname. Ranked 53rd and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Suriname

We calculate prices for Romania and Suriname as a population-weighted mean of 47 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.

Romania Suriname
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$89.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$438
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8337
$1911

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In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K

In Suriname

City Cost of living Population
Paramaribo
$881
224K
Nieuw Nickerie
$856
12.8K