Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 19.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 19.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.41 MUR 288
$13.38 MX$253
-52.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.31 MUR 1,994
$52.7 MX$997
-15.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.05 MUR 317
$9.31 MX$176
-24.27%
Cappuccino
$2.66 MUR 120
$3.61 MX$68.3
-26.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 MUR 45.42
$1.64 MX$30.91
-38.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.25
$1.12 MX$21.14
-50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.17 MUR 97.8
$3.26 MX$61.7
-33.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 MUR 152
$4.82 MX$91.1
-29.67%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 MUR 76
$1.65 MX$31.24
2.42%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 MUR 31.07
$2.74 MX$51.7
-74.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MUR 56.9
$1.92 MX$36.28
-34.37%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 100
$2.51 MX$47.53
-11.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12 MUR 540
$9.89 MX$187
21.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.21 MUR 280
$8.39 MX$159
-25.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.76 MUR 574
$11.95 MX$226
6.78%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 MUR 89.5
$2.87 MX$54.3
-30.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 88.2
$1.74 MX$32.85
12.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 MUR 65.5
$2 MX$37.81
-27.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.66 MUR 120
$2.07 MX$39.14
28.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 MUR 46.8
$2.05 MX$38.78
-49.27%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 42.89
$2.18 MX$41.22
-56.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 35.37
$1.38 MX$26.16
-42.75%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 34.58
$1.11 MX$21.06
-30.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.68 MUR 301
$4.16 MX$78.6
60.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.82 MUR 442
$11.05 MX$209
-11.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 MUR 80.7
$1.75 MX$33.16
2.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.19 MUR 98.6
$3.7 MX$70
-40.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.14 MUR 51.1
$0.38 MX$7.25
200.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 MUR 196
$1.36 MX$25.72
219.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.7 MUR 122
$0.28 MX$5.25
864.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.45 MUR 875
$5.3 MX$100
266.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.6
$1.36 MX$25.63
3.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.6M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
91.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.3M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
23.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.1 MUR 2,256
$39.97 MX$756
25.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.22 MUR 820
$27.48 MX$519
-33.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.03 MUR 1,531
$30.22 MX$571
12.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.14 MUR 1,491
$52.6 MX$994
-37.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.17 MUR 277
$6.32 MX$120
-2.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 6,865
$437 MX$8,258
-65.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,897 MUR 175.4K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-63.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.7 MUR 3,813
$57.2 MX$1,082
48.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.3 MUR 3,522
$45.14 MX$853
73.39%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$133 MUR 6,004
$102 MX$1,928
30.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.9 MUR 4,270
$109 MX$2,056
-12.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$589 MUR 26.5K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-41.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$367 MUR 16.5K
$622 MX$11.8K
-40.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$957 MUR 43.1K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-55.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$786 MUR 35.3K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-36.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

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Last update for Surinam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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