Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 29.4% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Suriname

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Suriname are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Suriname. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,587.77	$6.97 SRD254.10	+65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,712.46	$9.16 SRD333.97	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,283.78	$1.29 SRD47.18	+65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,492.39	$0.57 SRD20.81	-4.1%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,322.64	$1.23 SRD44.71	-3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,059.47	$6.24 SRD227.27	+188.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,243.99	$5.52 SRD201.24	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,458.56	$3.27 SRD119.21	+61.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,161.56	$2.34 SRD85.40	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,484.89	$2.04 SRD74.42	+90.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,903.68	$0.82 SRD29.95	+80.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,309.82	$1.18 SRD43.02	+113.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,914.65	$1.86 SRD67.95	+307.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,094.79	$0.59 SRD21.50	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,895.76	$0.75 SRD27.32	+65.5%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Colombia	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,782.95	$4.14 SRD150.72	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP143,601.30	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+162.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,844,388.48	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP59,007.33	$23.00 SRD838.36	+63.1%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Colombia	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,749.51	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,140,178.56	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP987,231.63	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP277,927.58	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-38.6%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Colombia	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP797,980.21	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,267,587.49	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-91.3%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,829.57	$2.00 SRD72.90	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,877.46	$2.25 SRD82.13	+60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,758.75	$6.04 SRD220.28	+188.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,983.34	$12.63 SRD460.24	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,293.16	$5.00 SRD182.25	+36.8%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Colombia	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP217,729.96	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP159,989.30	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP341,555.41	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP289,158.37	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+60.0%
Average			-0.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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