Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 15.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 4.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.44 MUR 305

$4.65 ฿148

38.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.12 MUR 2,087

$46.11 ฿1,470

-4.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.24 MUR 342

$8.74 ฿279

-17.16%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 127

$3.04 ฿96.9

-11.84%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 MUR 47.76

$0.72 ฿22.96

40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 28.10

$0.39 ฿12.47

51.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MUR 102

$2.44 ฿77.8

-11.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MUR 160

$3.79 ฿121

-10.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MUR 79.6

$2.14 ฿68.4

-21.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 31.18

$1.86 ฿59.3

-64.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 63.3

$2.19 ฿69.7

-38.81%

Eggs

$2.24 MUR 106

$2.25 ฿71.6

-0.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.97 MUR 566

$19.73 ฿629

-39.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.29 MUR 298

$3.79 ฿121

65.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.48 MUR 590

$13.55 ฿432

-7.90%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 MUR 98.3

$3.25 ฿104

-36.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 MUR 91.5

$1.67 ฿53.3

15.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 70.8

$2.39 ฿76.3

-37.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 125

$2.09 ฿66.7

26.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 47.11

$1.53 ฿48.74

-34.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MUR 48.00

$1.51 ฿48.13

-33.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.66

$0.99 ฿31.53

-15.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 MUR 37.86

$0.51 ฿16.41

56.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 MUR 319

$4.27 ฿136

57.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.55 MUR 405

$20.31 ฿647

-57.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 MUR 82.6

$1.79 ฿57.1

-2.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 103

$2.77 ฿88.2

-21.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MUR 46.89

$1.40 ฿44.77

-29.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MUR 205

$3.11 ฿99.1

39.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.70 MUR 127

$0.99 ฿31.71

172.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.10 MUR 951

$13.73 ฿438

46.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 65.9

$1.32 ฿42.05

5.30%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.9K MUR 1.7M

$27.2K ฿868.3K

31.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.6K MUR 1.4M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-16.09%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$50.3 MUR 2,377

$120 ฿3,838

-58.26%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.55 MUR 878

$13.93 ฿444

33.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.07 MUR 1,611

$18.31 ฿584

86.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.69 MUR 1,830

$60.9 ฿1,942

-36.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 MUR 294

$8.71 ฿278

-28.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$153 MUR 7,253

$698 ฿22.2K

-78.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,937 MUR 186.2K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-74.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.8 MUR 4,008

$57.6 ฿1,838

47.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.4 MUR 3,756

$34.24 ฿1,092

131.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$130 MUR 6,136

$113 ฿3,608

14.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.0 MUR 4,398

$84.8 ฿2,704

9.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MUR 24.5K

$604 ฿19.3K

-14.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$353 MUR 16.7K

$436 ฿13.9K

-18.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$946 MUR 44.7K

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-54.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 MUR 34.1K

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-51.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Surinam: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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