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

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 28.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 16.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 24.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.44 MUR 305
$13.12 MX$235
-50.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.12 MUR 2,091
$53.8 MX$963
-18.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.24 MUR 343
$9.40 MX$168
-22.98%
Cappuccino
$2.68 MUR 127
$3.56 MX$63.8
-24.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 MUR 47.85
$1.60 MX$28.69
-36.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 28.15
$1.15 MX$20.67
-48.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.15 MUR 102
$3.16 MX$56.5
-31.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.38 MUR 160
$4.85 MX$86.7
-30.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 79.7
$1.63 MX$29.25
3.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 31.24
$2.73 MX$48.94
-75.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 63.5
$1.88 MX$33.63
-28.72%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 106
$2.63 MX$47.10
-14.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.97 MUR 567
$9.89 MX$177
21.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.29 MUR 298
$8.40 MX$150
-25.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.48 MUR 591
$11.63 MX$208
7.31%
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 MUR 98.5
$2.97 MX$53.2
-29.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 MUR 91.6
$1.78 MX$31.94
8.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 MUR 70.9
$2.06 MX$36.79
-27.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 126
$1.97 MX$35.35
34.52%
Potato (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 47.20
$2.09 MX$37.34
-52.15%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 48.09
$2.26 MX$40.44
-55.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.73
$1.46 MX$26.10
-42.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 MUR 37.93
$1.09 MX$19.51
-26.61%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.74 MUR 319
$4.34 MX$77.7
55.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.55 MUR 405
$13.62 MX$244
-37.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 MUR 82.8
$1.67 MX$29.96
4.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 MUR 103
$3.54 MX$63.4
-38.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 MUR 46.98
$0.36 MX$6.44
175.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.33 MUR 205
$1.32 MX$23.69
228.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.70 MUR 128
$0.30 MX$5.39
800.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.10 MUR 953
$5.49 MX$98.2
266.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.39 MUR 66.1
$1.34 MX$23.93
3.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
87.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.6K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
20.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.3 MUR 2,381
$41.11 MX$736
22.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.55 MUR 879
$27.78 MX$497
-33.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.07 MUR 1,615
$30.00 MX$537
13.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.69 MUR 1,833
$53.5 MX$958
-27.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.21 MUR 294
$6.28 MX$112
-1.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,267
$439 MX$7,865
-65.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,937 MUR 186.6K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-63.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.8 MUR 4,016
$57.1 MX$1,022
48.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.4 MUR 3,763
$45.30 MX$811
75.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 MUR 6,148
$104 MX$1,866
24.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.0 MUR 4,407
$108 MX$1,938
-14.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$519 MUR 24.6K
$996 MX$17.8K
-47.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 16.7K
$624 MX$11.2K
-43.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$946 MUR 44.8K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-55.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 MUR 34.1K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-40.86%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Surinam
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

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Last update for Surinam: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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