Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 30.6% more expensive than Brazil overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.0% more in Suriname
- Groceries
-
pay 80.3% more in Suriname
- Transportation
-
pay 95.5% more in Suriname
- Housing
-
pay 33.7% more in Suriname
- Childcare
-
pay 85.0% less in Suriname
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.7% more in Suriname
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% more in Suriname
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Suriname are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Suriname.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.06
|
$6.97
SRD245.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.15
|
$9.16
SRD322.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.62
|
$1.29
SRD45.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.44
|
$0.57
SRD20.11
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.74
|
$1.23
SRD43.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.68
|
$6.24
SRD219.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.63
|
$5.52
SRD194.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.66
|
$3.27
SRD115.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.70
|
$2.34
SRD82.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.63
|
$2.04
SRD71.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.01
|
$0.82
SRD28.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.58
|
$1.18
SRD41.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.60
|
$1.86
SRD65.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.79
|
$0.59
SRD20.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.63
|
$0.75
SRD26.40
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$20.91
|
$4.14
SRD145.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$225.21
|
$90.00
SRD3,170.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$109,896.92
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,575.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.16
|
$23.00
SRD810.13
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$101.49
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,632.13
|
$516.42
SRD18,189.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,143.01
|
$194.83
SRD6,862.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$281.34
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.95
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,477.73
|
$63.03
SRD2,219.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$37,986.94
|
$380.51
SRD13,402.88
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.86
|
$2.00
SRD70.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.86
|
$2.25
SRD79.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.08
|
$6.04
SRD212.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$124.66
|
$12.63
SRD444.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.30
|
$5.00
SRD176.12
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$246.03
|
$36.30
SRD1,278.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$226.31
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$398.70
|
$75.41
SRD2,656.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$322.87
|
$110.56
SRD3,894.35
|
|
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