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

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 3.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 9.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.64 MUR 307

$4.51 ฿142

47.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.65 MUR 2,016

$46.08 ฿1,449

-5.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.94 MUR 321

$8.78 ฿276

-20.96%

Cappuccino

$2.56 MUR 118

$3.09 ฿97.0

-17.15%

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

$1.03 MUR 47.42

$0.70 ฿21.97

47.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 27.55

$0.40 ฿12.46

50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 MUR 105

$2.40 ฿75.5

-5.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 MUR 150

$3.68 ฿116

-11.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 MUR 74.8

$2.25 ฿70.6

-28.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.63

$1.87 ฿58.8

-62.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 61.1

$2.22 ฿69.8

-40.54%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.23 ฿70.1

4.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.77 MUR 544

$19.68 ฿619

-40.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 MUR 279

$3.66 ฿115

65.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.42 MUR 574

$13.09 ฿411

-5.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.4

$3.38 ฿106

-39.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 MUR 90.4

$1.69 ฿53.3

15.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 69.2

$2.33 ฿73.2

-35.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.69 MUR 124

$1.98 ฿62.4

35.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.50

$1.55 ฿48.77

-33.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 44.08

$1.51 ฿47.42

-37.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 36.09

$0.98 ฿30.84

-20.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MUR 35.27

$0.48 ฿15.01

58.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.78 MUR 313

$4.35 ฿137

55.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 MUR 79.1

$1.77 ฿55.8

-3.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 MUR 99.4

$2.75 ฿86.6

-21.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.03 MUR 47.66

$1.37 ฿43.19

-24.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.44 MUR 205

$3.11 ฿97.8

42.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 126

$1.05 ฿32.96

160.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.59 MUR 905

$13.72 ฿431

42.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 MUR 64.5

$1.34 ฿42.16

4.48%

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

$35.8K MUR 1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

29.34%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-14.53%

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

$49.64 MUR 2,293

$122 ฿3,835

-59.30%

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

$18.66 MUR 862

$13.61 ฿428

37.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.13 MUR 1,577

$18.49 ฿581

84.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.54 MUR 1,734

$61.7 ฿1,939

-39.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 MUR 281

$9.09 ฿286

-33.11%

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

$155 MUR 7,169

$702 ฿22.1K

-77.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,881 MUR 179.3K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-75.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.7 MUR 4,006

$58.9 ฿1,851

47.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.6 MUR 3,631

$34.41 ฿1,082

128.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 MUR 6,174

$113 ฿3,545

18.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.2 MUR 4,395

$84.7 ฿2,662

12.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MUR 24.0K

$606 ฿19.1K

-14.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 MUR 16.2K

$435 ฿13.7K

-19.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$963 MUR 44.5K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-53.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$726 MUR 33.5K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-50.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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