Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Suriname

For one person, living is cheaper in Suriname: $1,045 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $36,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Suriname
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇸🇷 Suriname
$1,045
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 91.7% more expensive than Suriname without rent, and 287.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 92.5% more expensive than Suriname without rent, and 227.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Suriname
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$13.49 SRD 504
95.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$46.28 SRD 1,729
134.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$10.72 SRD 400
-0.09%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$2.81 SRD 105
98.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$1.48 SRD 55.2
102.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$0.87 SRD 32.56
155.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$2.37 SRD 88.7
307.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$4.03 SRD 151
104.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Suriname
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.81 SRD 67.5
8.84%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$1.36 SRD 50.8
53.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$1.43 SRD 53.5
81.12%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$3.05 SRD 114
76.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$11.71 SRD 437
12.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$6.42 SRD 240
71.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$9.95 SRD 372
78.19%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$4.91 SRD 183
-35.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.44 SRD 91.1
-43.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$3.82 SRD 143
-26.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$5.83 SRD 218
-42.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$1.32 SRD 49.15
28.79%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$1.94 SRD 72.6
-8.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.55 SRD 57.9
-3.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.35 SRD 50.4
34.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$7.27 SRD 271
228.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$8.22 SRD 307
63.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$2.00 SRD 74.6
55.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$3.79 SRD 142
18.47%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Suriname
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$0.55 SRD 20.63
650.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$32.28 SRD 1,206
723.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$2.13 SRD 79.4
180.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$1.56 SRD 58.2
117.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$7.06 SRD 264
700.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.11 SRD 41.32
99.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$25.2K SRD 940.8K
51.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$24.7K SRD 922.3K
66.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Suriname
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$37.24 SRD 1,391
899.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$25.90 SRD 967
-27.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$30.32 SRD 1,132
33.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Suriname
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$13.70 SRD 512
308.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$20.78 SRD 776
-17.71%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$5.08 SRD 190
253.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Suriname
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$62.1 SRD 2,319
4643.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$15.4K SRD 576.8K
208.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Suriname
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$37.03 SRD 1,383
213.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$28.77 SRD 1,075
97.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$75.3 SRD 2,811
69.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$119 SRD 4,456
28.97%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Suriname
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$489 SRD 18.3K
500.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$268 SRD 10.0K
743.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$956 SRD 35.7K
448.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$500 SRD 18.7K
671.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$468 SRD 17.5K
3574.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$400 SRD 14.9K
1970.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Suriname
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$280 SRD 10.4K
1910.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
16.25
-70.58%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Suriname: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Suriname
$268 88.1% $2K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Suriname
$93 78.3% $338
Eating Out
London
$396
Suriname
$203 48.6% $192
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Suriname
$295 18.2% $66
Getting Around
London
$305
Suriname
$44 85.5% $261
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Suriname
$117 42.8% $88
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Suriname
$24 74% $68
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇸🇷 Suriname
🕒 Local time
14:31 2:31 PM
11:31 11:31 AM
3 h behind London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
563,402
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

SRD, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Surinamese Dollar exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 37.35 SRD (100 SRD = 2.68 USD). 1 EUR = 41.95 SRD (100 SRD = 2.38 EUR).

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Between locations
  • London Suriname 7,150 km ≈ 9 h nonstop flight
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